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RE: Is "this-or-that logo" adequate in an ALT text?

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From: Steve Vosloo
Date: Aug 19, 2002 11:44PM

3. Keeping that in mind, one could conceivably set the alt text
to alt="Back to HWG homepage" -- this is a less than optimal
solution, though, because while it identifies the link
function,
it's not really valid alt text. The "Back to HWG homepage"
text belongs in the title attribute of the link.

I've seen this kind of comment before. Is there a general rule about
verbs in ALT tags? For the ALTs on all my images that are links I start
with "Link to ..." Is this wrong? If a logo links you back to the
homepage, then the function of that image is just that -- so why not
describe it as such in the ALT attribute?

Thanks
Steve