13642 2011-08-03 21:30:16 +0000 Incorrect alt definition 2012-10-06 12:42:21 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG HTML5: The Markup Language (editor: Michael(tm) Smith) unspecified All All RESOLVED FIXED http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-html-markup-20110525/img.html#img a11y, a11ytf, a11y_text-alt P2 normal --- 1 laura.lee.carlson mike hans.hillen oedipus public-html-a11y public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 52258 0 laura.lee.carlson 2011-08-03 21:30:16 +0000 In "HTML: The Markup Language" the current definition of alt reads: alt = any value The fallback content for the image. http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-html-markup-20110525/img.html#img Per working group decision alt is not "fallback". The new definition reads: "The image given by the src attribute is the embedded content; the value of the alt attribute provides equivalent content for those who cannot process images or who have image loading disabled." http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=12526 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2011Apr/0452.html http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/first_2_paragraphs_of_definition_of_img 75483 1 mike 2012-10-06 12:42:21 +0000 Hi Laura, Thanks for the bug report. Now fixed in the source: http://dev.w3.org/html5/markup/img.html#img.attrs.alt