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Posted by Luigi Donatello Asero on 12/19/99 11:17
"Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> skrev i meddelandet
news:Xns96655C4B3D9E0jkorpelacstutfi@193.229.0.31...
> "Luigi Donatello Asero" <jaggillarfotboll@telia.com> wrote:
>
> > Can I write a description of each photo on the webpage
> > https://www.scaiecat-spa-gigi.com/
> > in several language within "alt"?
>
> You can, but you should not. The main purpose of "alt" is
> accessibility, and throwing some text in two languages at a user causes
> problems to many. After all, there are _millions_ of people who only
> know _one_ language!
> To do their primary job well, "alt" texts should be as short as
> possible (but not shorter).
>
> Besides, the "alt" attribute should be a description, but a
> replacement. In a photo gallery, it needs to serve mainly the secondary
> function of identification. It by no means makes an image _caption_
> unnecessary.
>
> > Or should I use perhaps "longdesc"?
>
> No. It is an exercise in utility: no proven usefulness in practice, and
> a questionable idea from the beginning.
>
> > Or what else?
>
> Create versions of the page in different languages, using whatever
> tools you find suitable.
Well, actually, I did not formulate the question in a proper way.
When I asked whether I could write the text in different languages, I meant
the text on the homepage which relates to the pictures which are shown on
it.
On the one hand I find it good to insert pictures on the first page because
it can make the homepage more attractive, on the other hand, the problem is
how to make it understandable to all of users.
Otherwise I should change the look of all the introduction pages which
follow such as https://www.scaiecat-spa-gigi.com/sv/vδlkommen.php
https://www.scaiecat-spa-gigi.com/de/willkommen.php
https://www.scaiecat-spa-gigi.com/en/welcome.php
https://www.scaiecat-spa-gigi.com/it/benvenuti.php
and so on and put the pictures which are on
https://www.scaiecat-spa-gigi.com/index.html there too.
--
Luigi ( un italiano che vive in Svezia)
https://www.scaiecat-spa-gigi.com/
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