On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Henri Sivonen<[email protected]> wrote: > On Aug 14, 2009, at 16:06, Silvia Pfeiffer wrote: > >> There is only one thing I can think about that an "alt" attribute >> could provide that nothing else does: as a blind user tabs onto a >> video element, the "alt" attribute's content could be read out and >> briefly describe what is visible in the poster image - or >> alternatively give a brief summary of the video. This is useful for >> all those cases where no surrounding text is given for whatever >> reason. Where a surrounding text is given, such as the video title and >> description, such text is likely not necessary. > > > I believe aria-label addresses this.
Excellent. Then I haven't seen a good argument to add it. Let's not. Regards, Silvia.
