12876 2011-06-03 06:49:52 +0000 suggestion for Example 6.4 2011-08-15 09:38:16 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG LC1 alt techniques (editor: Steven Faulkner) unspecified PC All RESOLVED FIXED http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-comments/2011Jun/0000.html a11y, a11y_text-alt P2 normal --- 1 mike faulkner.steve faulkner.steve laura.lee.carlson mike public-html-a11y public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking reinaldo public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 49135 0 mike 2011-06-03 06:49:52 +0000 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-comments/2011Jun/0000.html from Reinaldo Ferraz <reinaldo@nic.br> In the *Example 6.4*, I consider important a short description to the image. It´s important even for a blind person or somebody who cannot load images perceive that there is an image with a purpose: create a medieval atmosphere to the webpage. I disagree that the image with description is only related to the blind or low vision webpage. The link example shows the users preference http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey/#images 53219 1 mike 2011-08-04 05:08:40 +0000 mass-move component to LC1 55061 2 faulkner.steve 2011-08-15 09:36:55 +0000 EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor'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: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html Status: Partially Accepted Change Description: modified the context to be the same for both examples, added a recommendation that a text alternative be provided, but not a requirement. Rationale: The decision about whether to provide a text alternative for an image that is not directly related to the subject matter is not clear cut. In some circumstances it is acceptable.