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RE: Blank alt attributes for images - best practise?

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From: julian.rickards@ndm.gov.on.ca
Date: Oct 6, 2003 7:56AM

I can't respond to the question about user agents that misbehave but I do
know that when instructions refer to blank alt attributes, they mean alt=""
(without the space).

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Julian Rickards
Digital Publications Distribution Coordinator
Publications Services Section
Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
Phone: (705) 670-5608
Fax: (705) 670-5690


> -----Original Message-----
>
> What is the latest recommended practise for markup of blank alt
> attributes for images? I've had conflicting advice of two sorts:
>
> 1. Use a space between the quotation marks (alt=" ") to prevent older
> screenreaders reading out the file name
>
> 2. Don't use a space between the quotation marks (alt="") as
> it causes
> other problems
>
> What are your thoughts/experiences? Can anyone provide a
> list/partial
> list of user agents that misbehave (along with the nature of the
> misbehaviour) in either scenario 1 or 2?
>
> Cheers,
> Dey
> --
> Dey Alexander
> Usability Specialist, Web Resources and Development
> IT Services Division, Monash University (Clayton)
> Email: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Ph: +61 3 9905 4740 Fax: +61 3 9905 3024
>
>
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