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Re: Default alt attribute for site-logo in a CMS

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Sep 9, 2011 8:27AM

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 8:15 AM, E.J. Zufelt < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Just to clarify, there is no text in the default logo image. It is attached, and is the Druplicon.

It doesn't have to be text to convey content. If the icon represents
and presents "Drupal", then the alternative text should still be
"Drupal". You'd do the same for the McDonald's "M" or the Nike swoosh,
etc. And if the logo is linked, it *MUST* present alternative text.

Jared