Re: A presentational img?

On May 10, 2011, at 2:55 PM, Leif Halvard Silli wrote:

> Steve and James: is an IMG considered focusable if it is wrapped inside 
> an anchor element? Because, if it is, then there is nothing wrong - 
> from *that* angle - in seeing empty alt="" as equal to 
> role="presentation", as the the focus-ability would override the effect 
> of the the empty alt="". 

No, in that case, it's the link that receive focus, not the image, so that rule would not apply.

> Is the focus-ability overriding 
> the role attribute even without the user explicitly giving it focus? 
> (That is: would it be read when the AT was parsing/presenting the text?)

No, that's just a bug.

Received on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 22:56:15 UTC