- From: Liam Quinn <liam@htmlhelp.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 08:27:46 -0500
- To: IDSamson@beauty.hsrc.ac.za
- Cc: www-html@w3.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- At 08:52 AM 27/01/98 +200, Ian Samson wrote: >On 26 Jan 98 at 12:53, Walter Ian Kaye <walter@natural-innovations.com> >wrote: > >> Actually, it depends on the browser. Some versions of Lynx, and MSIE, >> treat <IMG SRC="foo.gif" ALT=""> the same as <IMG SRC="foo.gif"> -- the >> null attribute value is minimized to attribute absence, resulting in the >> ugly "(Image)" text being displayed. :/ The workaround is to specify >> *something*, most popularly a space (ALT=" "). > >My 0.01c worth, a blank alt=" " does absolutely nothing for the >visually-impaired surfers who rely on sound rather than sight. In my >opinion, the W3C ought to make the ALT="description" mandatory. If the image is purely decorational, then the visually-impaired users shouldn't need to know it's there. Which would you rather hear if listening to a Web page? Spinning globe animation Check out our links! Chain link or Check out our links! One uses ALT="description", one uses ALT="". -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQB1AwUBNM3g0Q/JhtXygIx1AQGoggL5AUNhCv2k8edUyUpcm52RpHviZrUF9Qzr CIErlDm26yUjG4+4yJEw82rt5VJ4154Ibca4hW7I7qa0eXKwPhrUXZn+06kHgRkQ mVRz5TyG8BkmghUaoAyYHy+rVNCk+VrE =zVPX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Liam Quinn Web Design Group Enhanced Designs, Web Site Development http://www.htmlhelp.com/ http://enhanced-designs.com/
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