- From: Lenore Snell <lenore@syncdek.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 15:09:04 -0500 (EST)
- To: <wai-wcag-editor@w3.org>
To conform to the w3c spec means adding alt tags to all images, including spacer graphics? I use a Mac so this isn't a problem - I can't see the alt tags anyway. However, the PC will add alt tags to everything and PC users (the majority) find it quite annoying when everything has an alt tag that displays when you run your mouse over the image. I realize the value of having the alt tag for text-based audiences. Is there an alternative to the alt tag for spacer graphics? I generally put alt="" for spacer graphics which would (?) fulfill the w3c spec of having an alt tag there in terms of its existence although it really does nothing for all audiences. However, the alternative of alt="spacer" would annoy everyone except the Mac users who can't see alt tags and the text-based users who might want to know that it's a spacer graphic instead of a graphic of a flower, for example. Lenore
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