- From: Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 10:55:02 +0100
- To: "W3C WAI-XTECH" <wai-xtech@w3.org>, wai-liaison@w3.org
HI ian, > Note that the HTML5 spec as written today _does_ require the alt="" > attribute when it is at all possible to include it. So does Anne's seminal HTML5 example of not including a text alternative using the alt attribute [1], and reasoning [2] for not providing text alternatives, result in conformant HTML5 or not? [1] http://anne.is.weggeweest.nl/image-viewer#2006,boston,9 [2] http://annevankesteren.nl/2007/09/alt regards stevef 2008/5/21 Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>: > > On Tue, 20 May 2008, Debi Orton wrote: >> >> I realize that I am late in responding to this thread. Thanks to Steve, >> Laura, et. al. for putting this together. >> >> However, I would like to add my voice to those of the workgroup who have >> advocated for requiring an alt attribute for the img element. I work >> with several AT users who rely heavily on the alt attribute to find out >> what information they may be missing when a page includes images, and >> I've seen their frustration when no such information is provided. >> >> Considering what it provides for those users who need it, it's a small >> imposition on developers. > > Note that the HTML5 spec as written today _does_ require the alt="" > attribute when it is at all possible to include it. The question is > whether we should require the attribute also in the cases where the person > or software generating the markup has no idea what the image is. Your > users would be just as frustrated, I assume, with an alt="" attribute that > provides useless information (such as "unknown image") as if the alt="" > attribute was omitted altogether, right? > > -- > Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL > http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. > Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.' > > -- with regards Steve Faulkner Technical Director - TPG Europe Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium www.paciellogroup.com | www.wat-c.org Web Accessibility Toolbar - http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html -- with regards Steve Faulkner Technical Director - TPG Europe Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium www.paciellogroup.com | www.wat-c.org Web Accessibility Toolbar - http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html
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