[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T213585: Images (on articles, on file/category pages, and in the media viewer) should default to use their structured data caption as alt text when available

Dvorapa added a comment. In T213585#5082321 , @Pigsonthewing wrote: > In T213585#4904887 , @Abbe98 wrote: > > > I'm very aware of the fact that Captions isn't ideal for alt texts,

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T213585: Images (on articles, on file/category pages, and in the media viewer) should default to use their structured data caption as alt text when available

Pigsonthewing added a comment. In T213585#4904887 , @Abbe98 wrote: > I'm very aware of the fact that Captions isn't ideal for alt texts, but it's better then only having the file name or no alt text at all. No, it isn't (feel

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T213585: Images (on articles, on file/category pages, and in the media viewer) should default to use their structured data caption as alt text when available

Abbe98 added a comment. I'm very aware of the fact that Captions isn't ideal for alt texts, but it's better then only having the file name or no alt text at all.TASK DETAILhttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T213585EMAIL

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T213585: Images (on articles, on file/category pages, and in the media viewer) should default to use their structured data caption as alt text when available

RexxS added a comment. As I mentioned during the office hours, it would be sensible to make use of structured data captions in the projects. But I obviously didn't make clear enough that there are two very different and distinct pieces of text associated with images in Wikipedias. One piece of

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T213585: Images (on articles, on file/category pages, and in the media viewer) should default to use their structured data caption as alt text when available

Pigsonthewing added a comment. Please no. Captions are not, generally, suitable for use as alt attribute text[*]. Please consult with screen reader users and/or accessibility professionals. and neither are file names. TASK DETAILhttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T213585EMAIL