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Re: Amaya 8.7, auto-insert of alt attribute

From: <charles@w3.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:43:18 -0400 (EDT)
Message-ID: <33069.62.212.108.234.1098898998.squirrel@homer.w3.org>
To: "Christian Mondrup" <reccmo@scandiatransplant.org>
Cc: www-amaya@w3.org


This is a shame, and a step backwards in conformance to accessibility
guidelines [1,2] :-( I hope that this is reversed soon.

cheers

Chaals

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG10/atag10.html#check-no-default-alt
   [[[
    Do not automatically generate equivalent alternatives.
   ]]]
[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG10-TECHS/imp3#check-no-default-alt

> It appears that since Amaya 8.7 'missing' alt attributes are
> automagically inserted into a html file at save.
>
> This is somehow akward to me as I use to do part of my editing directly
> into the html file before loading it into amaya. When I've finished
> editing I perform some postprocessing using a perl script that a.o. adds
> missing alt attributes by copying existing title attributes.
>
> I haven't been able to figure out how to disable the automatic addition
> of alt attributes. Any hints? Do I need to downgrade?
>
> Best regards
> --
> Christian Mondrup, Computer Programmer
> Scandiatransplant, Skejby Hospital, University Hospital of Aarhus
> Brendstrupgaardsvej, DK 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
> Phone: +45 89 49 53 01 - http://www.scandiatransplant.org
>
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