Re: How will the response from the pfwg on alt be dealt with?

thanks Dan
the response was posted to the HTML WG list on the 6th of feb

<summary>

1.  By the principles, HTML5 wants to support accessibility

2.  By their charters, WAI groups (here WCAG) are the go-to
experts in matters of accessibility

3.  WCAG requires @alt (WCAG1) or the function that in HTML4
is provided by @alt (WCAG2)  [editorial note -- add links]

4.  By the principles, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

5.  Conclusion:  barring the introduction of new, good
reasons for a change, the failure of the HTML5 draft to make
@alt on <img> an across-the-board requirement (even if sometimes
it has the value of &quot;&quot;) is a bug.

</summary>

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2008Feb/0082.html


j graham added it to the issue tracker, though from the wording in the
description isn't clear that it is about the PFWG response. It would be good
to be able to clarify and add relevant info into the tracker on the issue.

on that topic, who can add issues to the tracker and what are the criteria
for addition?



On 08/02/2008, Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org> wrote:
>
> Steven Faulkner wrote:
> > Hi Dan,
> >
> > As the PFWG have provided a response to the question of whether alt
> > should be required or optional in HTML5, what is the process for dealing
> > with it within the HTML working group?
>
> I'm not sure; if you give me a pointer to the PFWG response, that
> will help me figure it out.
>
> This sounds like a design issue; our process around those is not
> very mature, though you might make sure it's in the list:
>
>    Product HTML 5 spec
>    Open and Raised Issues
>    http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/products/1
>
> Our priority is on requirements issues so far:
>
>    Product HTML Principles/Requirements
>    Open and Raised Issues
>    http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/products/2
>
> We actually made a WG decision on one of the requirements
> issues:
>
>    ISSUE-15
>    immediate-mode-graphics
>    requirement for Immediate Mode Graphics and canvas element
>    http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/15
>
> --
> Dan Connolly, W3C http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/
>
>


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Steve Faulkner
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Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium

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