Thanks for that link, it makes interesting reading. There are two options for passing this requirement "The ALT attribute value must be less than 100 characters for English text or the user must confirm that the Alt text is as short as possible."
Well, I am trying to describe some complex images, involving (Government) program changes over a period of time. Yes, I have a longer text description available but I want there to be enough ALT text to give the user a sense of what is there, and therefore whether they want to go and read/hear the full text description. So, who is the "user"? <em> I </em> think the ALT text is as short as possible, to convey the meaning of the image. But, of course, I would, wouldn't I? Anura >> According to WCAG20, the ALT text for English should be less than 100 characters. >> Here is the link: >> http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/tests/test3.html ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
