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Section 4.8.1.1 Requirements for providing text to act as an alternative for images http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/embedded-content-1.html#alt is redundant with and has partially conflicting advice from the separate document, HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives http://www.w3.org/TR/html-alt-techniques/. To address this, please: # Remove from the HTML specification the section 4.8.1.1 Requirements for providing text to act as an alternative for images. # In the HTML specification 4.8.1 The img element, change the sentence "The requirements on the alt attribute's value are described in the next section." to "Recommendations for optimal values of the alt attribute are available in external resources, such as [Techniques for providing useful text alternatives]". The bracketed content should be a link to http://www.w3.org/TR/html-alt-techniques/.
Relates to HTML ISSUE-31: http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31 Chairs' Initial Decision: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2011Apr/0453.html
Good catch, Laura. Michael: are you intending to reopen the decision for issue 31? If so, please close this bug and submit a Reopen request: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy-v2.html#reopening
mass-moved component to LC1
Michael (Cooper), please see comment #2 from Sam: > Michael: are you intending to reopen the decision for issue 31? If so, please > close this bug and submit a Reopen request: > > http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy-v2.html#reopening
Marking as WONTFIX. If anyone is interested in pursuing this, the way to proceed is by providing new information (examples here: http://dev.w3.org/html5/status/new-information-status.html )
Currently in discussion with editors. Reference: http://www.davidmacd.com/WCAG/WAI/buggy.html
Noting John reopened this bug, but it may be overcome by events on current work on this section. Assigning to close when appropriate or restart pushing on this issue if needed.
Issue-31 has been addressed - can we close this?
(In reply to comment #8) > Issue-31 has been addressed - can we close this? I am finsshing off the edits that will (hopefully) fully cover off the remaining issues. Once done (expect to complete this week) I will close the bug.
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: Changes have been made to the extensive guidance available in the HTML specification for the provision of text alternatives using the alt attribute while retaining the core requirements for the use of the alt attribute. http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/embedded-content-0.html#alt Rationale: The HTML specification is the appropriate place to document the normative requirements for the use an HTML attribute. It is also an appropriate place to provide guidance on how authors should apply those requirements