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Posted by Bergamot on 06/03/07 02:28
dorayme wrote:
> In article <5cdp3iF30j253U1@mid.individual.net>,
> Bergamot <bergamot@visi.com> wrote:
>> dorayme wrote:
>> > In article <Xns994362DA21634arbpenyahoocom@69.28.186.121>,
>> > Adrienne Boswell <arbpen@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> You leave the alt attribute blank if the image is for decoration.
>> >> <img src="companylogo.png" alt=""
>> >
>> > You can also leave it out altogether.
>
> I was
> not saying its ok to leave out alt attributes out full stop.
Huh? It looks to me that is exactly what you said:
>> > You can also leave it out altogether.
Leaving alt out and using blank alt are 2 very different things.
>> > What are the bad
>> > consequences beyond failing validation because of it?
>>
>> Look at said page in Lynx or any graphical browser with image loading
>> disabled and see for yourself.
>
> This is what I would see if my suggestion were implemented:
Your suggestion of using the same alt text on every link is a poor one,
but I was referring to leaving alt out altogether.
> Please do not make the point again about a pure links page.
Just because it is something you don't use yourself doesn't mean nobody
else has a reason to. If it weren't a useful feature for some percent of
users, browser makers wouldn't bother to implement it. Regardless, link
text needs to be meaningful out of context. Using the same alt text on
every link is not meaningful.
> I
> have replied about that and the above is not to be confused with
> that issue.
You are the one who is confused about alt text. You should stop giving
advice on the subject until you learn more about it.
--
Berg
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