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Re: image with alt as H1 content?

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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Nov 14, 2011 4:54PM

I would take it a step further and deploy a method such as
http://pmob.co.uk/temp/headerreplacement3.htm or one listed at:
http://www.mezzoblue.com/tests/revised-image-replacement/

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Ryan E. Benson



On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Vincent Young < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Syntax looks good to me.  I think using an inline image is appropriate here
> because in high contrast mode the logo will be displayed which could help
> with general page/site orientation.
>
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Rick Hill < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> Just checking. Is this syntax OK for compliance. Assuming we want an H1 at
>> top of pages that display a graphic log that is a link but have a text fall
>> back:
>>
>> <h1><a href="index.html"><img src="logo.png" width="100" height="100"
>> alt="Home page" /></a></h1>
>>
>> I understand a "better" method might be to have a background image
>> overlaying the h1 text, but this is more convenient for the purposes of
>> deploying this in a CMS with many sites having different logos/headings …
>> –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
>> Rick
>>