Posted by dorayme on 04/26/07 22:40

In article <59bj1cF2j4oe2U1@mid.individual.net>,
Bergamot <bergamot@visi.com> wrote:

> dorayme wrote:
> >
> > I have been thinking lately that there is an
> > argument for making alt text somehow default to the img src name.
>
> Oh yeah, "spacer.gif" is so useful.
>

> This is generally a very bad idea. Better to have blank alt for a
> default, but that is generally a bad idea as well.

Well, at least I gave some indication of argument for it in the
thread. I do not see any argument for yours. There is a sarcastic
reference to one obviously unimpressive result of my view. But,
of course, sarcasm does not make for a good balance sheet of pros
over cons.

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dorayme

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