Vlad Alexander (XStandard) wrote:
Brad wrote:
Omitting the alt attribute as a requirement may have a level of
appropriateness for sites like flickr
Creating content on the Web that is only accessible by one group of
people is never appropriate.
That's technically true and even though sites like Flickr certainly
should allow users to provide alternate text for their images, the
question that still remains is that if allowing the alt attribute to be
omitted when users don't provide any good text isn't the right solution,
then what is? What should the spec recommend to use in these cases?
Whatever the solution(s), there are various different scenarios that
should be addressed. (Note that in all of these scenarios, the
authoring tools should allow the author to specify alt text. This is
just about what to do when the author doesn't.)
What should an authoring tool (like Dreamweaver) insert by default when
a user adds an image and immediately dismisses the alt text prompt? (It
currently omits the attribute unless the user explicitly selects
"<empty>" or types in some text.)
What should wikipedia use by default for images used in articles? (It
currently redundantly repeats the image caption in both the alt and
title attributes)
What should sites like Flickr, Photobucket, Facebook, MySpace, etc.
generate and insert?
What should forums (e.g. phpBB) or blogs (e.g. Blogger) use?
What should an email application insert when a user emails an image to a
friend?
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Lachlan Hunt
http://lachy.id.au/
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