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    <bug>
          <bug_id>12875</bug_id>
          
          <creation_ts>2011-06-03 06:48:37 +0000</creation_ts>
          <short_desc>remove the link *Providing a text alternative that is not null. (e.g.,  alt=&quot;spacer&quot; or alt=&quot;image&quot;) for images that should be ignored by  assistive technology [WCAG20-TECHS]*.</short_desc>
          <delta_ts>2011-08-04 05:08:38 +0000</delta_ts>
          <reporter_accessible>1</reporter_accessible>
          <cclist_accessible>1</cclist_accessible>
          <classification_id>1</classification_id>
          <classification>Unclassified</classification>
          <product>HTML WG</product>
          <component>LC1 alt techniques (editor: Steven Faulkner)</component>
          <version>unspecified</version>
          <rep_platform>PC</rep_platform>
          <op_sys>All</op_sys>
          <bug_status>RESOLVED</bug_status>
          <resolution>NEEDSINFO</resolution>
          
          
          <bug_file_loc>http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-comments/2011Jun/0000.html</bug_file_loc>
          <status_whiteboard></status_whiteboard>
          <keywords>a11y, a11y_text-alt</keywords>
          <priority>P2</priority>
          <bug_severity>normal</bug_severity>
          <target_milestone>---</target_milestone>
          
          
          <everconfirmed>1</everconfirmed>
          <reporter name="Michael[tm] Smith">mike</reporter>
          <assigned_to name="steve faulkner">faulkner.steve</assigned_to>
          <cc>faulkner.steve</cc>
    
    <cc>laura.lee.carlson</cc>
    
    <cc>mike</cc>
    
    <cc>public-html-a11y</cc>
    
    <cc>public-html-admin</cc>
    
    <cc>public-html-wg-issue-tracking</cc>
    
    <cc>reinaldo</cc>
          
          <qa_contact name="HTML WG Bugzilla archive list">public-html-bugzilla</qa_contact>

      

      

      

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    <commentid>49134</commentid>
    <comment_count>0</comment_count>
    <who name="Michael[tm] Smith">mike</who>
    <bug_when>2011-06-03 06:48:37 +0000</bug_when>
    <thetext>http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-comments/2011Jun/0000.html

from Reinaldo Ferraz &lt;reinaldo@nic.br&gt;

Removing the link *Providing a text alternative that is not null. (e.g., 
alt=&quot;spacer&quot; or alt=&quot;image&quot;) for images that should be ignored by 
assistive technology [WCAG20-TECHS]*. In that way, it would made users 
confused about the meaning (if the user doesnt click on the link)</thetext>
  </long_desc><long_desc isprivate="0" >
    <commentid>50423</commentid>
    <comment_count>1</comment_count>
    <who name="steve faulkner">faulkner.steve</who>
    <bug_when>2011-06-28 15:42:59 +0000</bug_when>
    <thetext>EDITOR&apos;S RESPONSE: This is an Editor&apos;s Response to your comment. If you are
satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If
you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please
reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML
Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest
title and text for the tracker issue; or you may create a tracker issue
yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document:
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Status: Rejected
Change Description: no spec change
Rationale: Needs Info.
Unsure about what the issue with the linked reference is, can you provide more explanation?</thetext>
  </long_desc><long_desc isprivate="0" >
    <commentid>53215</commentid>
    <comment_count>2</comment_count>
    <who name="Michael[tm] Smith">mike</who>
    <bug_when>2011-08-04 05:08:38 +0000</bug_when>
    <thetext>mass-move component to LC1</thetext>
  </long_desc>
      
      

    </bug>

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