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Re: DRAFT response Re[2]: Request for PFWG WAI review of Omitting alt Attribute for Critical Content

From: David Poehlman <poehlman1@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:37:21 -0500
Message-ID: <001301c8304a$9e701d80$0701a8c0@HANDS>
To: <joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie>, "Al Gilman" <Alfred.S.Gilman@IEEE.org>
Cc: <wai-xtech@w3.org>

I've never seen one that does.  and in any case, if they do it is and should 
be configurable due to issues already raised and discussed.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joshue O Connor" <joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie>
To: "Al Gilman" <Alfred.S.Gilman@IEEE.org>
Cc: <wai-xtech@w3.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: DRAFT response Re[2]: Request for PFWG WAI review of Omitting 
alt Attribute for Critical Content



> <note
> class="inDraft">
> Somebody please confirm or deny this.  Do screen readers
> actually skip images with @alt=""?
> </note>

They do.
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