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Re: Specifying empty alt text in A-Prompt

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From: James Gagnier
Date: Oct 28, 2003 11:14AM

If I can suggest, if the tool doesn't like to place alt="", but has no
problem with placing a space between the quotes, why not just let it do it
and then use a global search and replace and search for alt=" " and replace
with alt="".

That should work.

James

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Foliot - WATS.ca" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 12:59 PM
Subject: RE: Specifying empty alt text in A-Prompt


Jukka,

As I recall, inserting a space between the quotation marks causes issues
with JAWS (as I recall, instead of ignoring the useless image, the blank
space draws attention to it...). As well, should a user mouse over the
non-essential image in a browser such as IE 5 or 6 the small blank "tool
tip" appears... disconcerting if nothing else, and a cause of "problems" to
the non-initiated, visual task masters many of us need to report to... I
would strongly urge not doing this.

JF
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John Foliot <EMAIL REMOVED>
Web Accessibility Specialist / Co-founder of WATS.ca
Web Accessibility Testing and Services
http://www.wats.ca 1.866.932.4878 (North America)


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