E-mail List Archives
Thread: Adding alt tags to photos
Number of posts in this thread: 18 (In chronological order)
From: Randi
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 7:45AM
Subject: Adding alt tags to photos
No previous message | Next message →
Hi all,
somehow I've managed to start a trend on blogger of sighted folks who
raise guide dog puppies wanting to add image descriptions, after
reading my posts about how much I appreciate them. Several of them are
having troubles, and I don't know where to point them for help. I know
in Blogger there is an edit html area for photos, but I have no
photos, so I can't go look at the code. Eventually I'll be doing
photos too, and I also want to know how to do this.
Does anyone know of a good website that novice people can use to make
sense of how to add alt tags? I'm so touched they all want to learn,
and several of them are getting frustrated.
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
~Randi
In the Center of the Roof
http://raynaadi.blogspot.com/
From: Evans, Donald (Contractor)
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 7:50AM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
I'm sure everyone has their favorite "how to add alt attribute" page. This one is pretty good: http://www.jimthatcher.com/webcourse2.htm
From: Randi
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 7:55AM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
Wonderful, thank you. I think I'll see what pages I get, and then
compile it into a blog post, thank you!
~Randi
For me, acceptance was the first step towards recovery.
From: G. Sørtun
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 8:45AM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
Randi wrote:
> Does anyone know of a good website that novice people can use to make
> sense of how to add alt tags? I'm so touched they all want to learn,
> and several of them are getting frustrated.
Maybe this article can help some...
<http://www.gunlaug.no/contents/wd_additions_24.html>;
regards
Georg
From: John E. Brandt
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 10:10AM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
Sadly, the only way to still add the ALT attribute to images in Blogger is
to insert the image and then go to the HTML version of the blog entry and
manually change the code. Blogger, by default, enters the NULL Alt for all
images that are posted. You need to find the ALT="" and insert the
appropriate description. Nice tutorial here:
http://photographyblography.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-add-alt-text-to-your
-blogger.html
WordPress has a more better way of adding ALT information when the image is
first inserted.
I started to write a long-winded comment about "when to ALT and when to use
the NULL Alt" - but I decided against it. Save that for another thread, in a
off-list conversation or in some other forum.
~j
John E. Brandt
jebswebs.com
Augusta, ME USA
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
www.jebswebs.com
From: Randi
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 10:25AM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
Yeah several have explained how to do this in blogger but a lot of
people are still having difficulties. I bet this link will be most
helpful, thank you! There are a lot who do wonderful jobs in blogger,
so I know its fairly simple, but I figure if these people are doing
this for people like me, I want to help make it easier. Thank you!
~Randi
Its an adventure, said Fred.
From: Carin Headrick
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 10:35AM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
Yeah I always add the image, and then that takes me back to the raw text of the post, and then I squish some alt text into the quotes. But I'm an old person who still likes to look at code now and then.
Carin
----- Original Message -----
From: John E. Brandt
To: 'WebAIM Discussion List'
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Adding alt tags to photos
Sadly, the only way to still add the ALT attribute to images in Blogger is
to insert the image and then go to the HTML version of the blog entry and
manually change the code. Blogger, by default, enters the NULL Alt for all
images that are posted. You need to find the ALT="" and insert the
appropriate description. Nice tutorial here:
http://photographyblography.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-add-alt-text-to-your
-blogger.html
WordPress has a more better way of adding ALT information when the image is
first inserted.
I started to write a long-winded comment about "when to ALT and when to use
the NULL Alt" - but I decided against it. Save that for another thread, in a
off-list conversation or in some other forum.
~j
John E. Brandt
jebswebs.com
Augusta, ME USA
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
www.jebswebs.com
From: Randi
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 10:40AM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
Carin,
Yeah it seems pretty straightforward, adding the text between the
quotation marks. Steve pointed out that some people are linking from
photbucket pages.
Does anyone know about that? Adding descriptions when linking from
photobucket or the like? I wonder if there's a place in photobucket or
flicker to add the descriptions, so when you link to them, they're
already there?
~Randi
One Day at a Time
From: Carin Headrick
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 10:45AM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
Hi. I just joined the list, but I had to speak. I know for sure that in blogger, there is a place that says alt="" If you notice, on my blog, all the Trixie's brain posts have a picture that says graphic Trixie speaks. That's where I put the alt text.
I don't know about other sites to learn, off the top of my head, about alt text, but I know at least that much.
And hi.
Carin
----- Original Message -----
From: Randi
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 9:44 AM
Subject: [WebAIM] Adding alt tags to photos
Hi all,
somehow I've managed to start a trend on blogger of sighted folks who
raise guide dog puppies wanting to add image descriptions, after
reading my posts about how much I appreciate them. Several of them are
having troubles, and I don't know where to point them for help. I know
in Blogger there is an edit html area for photos, but I have no
photos, so I can't go look at the code. Eventually I'll be doing
photos too, and I also want to know how to do this.
Does anyone know of a good website that novice people can use to make
sense of how to add alt tags? I'm so touched they all want to learn,
and several of them are getting frustrated.
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
~Randi
In the Center of the Roof
http://raynaadi.blogspot.com/
From: Randi
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 10:50AM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
Excellent, thank you! I'm loving all the descriptions as to what kind
of things to write, and why its important. This is gonna be good :)
*Randi
Doggy Diaries and other ramblings at:
http://raynaadi.blogspot.com/
From: Randi
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 11:00AM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
Oh, John, that link wasn't found in that blog. Hmmm, wonder if they
took it down.
*Randi
Doggy Diaries and other ramblings at:
http://raynaadi.blogspot.com/
From: S.R. Emerson, Accrete Web Solutions
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 11:15AM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
http://www.webpagemistakes.ca/image-alt-tags/
S. Emerson
Accrete Web Solutions
http://www.accretewebsolutions.ca
On Twitter: http://twitter.com/accrete
From: John E. Brandt
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 12:25PM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
Sorry that long URL got clipped. Try this: http://tinyurl.com/yecyywf
John E. Brandt
jebswebs.com
Augusta, ME USA
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
www.jebswebs.com
From: John E. Brandt
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 1:30PM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
I will have to amend my last message regarding Blogger.
If you are using the "new" text editor, Blogger has removed the NULL Alt
information from your posts. So users will need more knowledge about HTML to
post images correctly. In other words, Blogger has become LESS accessible in
the new design.
I suggest encouraging people to use the "old" text editor which still adds
the NULL to all image inserts making it easier for those to want to add
appropriate ALT text. In the default mode, the image will be ignored by the
screen reader.
~j
John E. Brandt
jebswebs.com
Augusta, ME USA
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
www.jebswebs.com
From: Randi
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 1:45PM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
That didn't work either, its telling me the page you are looking for
in the blog does not exist. Hmmm.
~Randi
For me, acceptance was the first step towards recovery.
From: Randi
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 1:50PM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
Ok, I'll let them know about that. I know I use the old text editor
because the new one doesn't work. thanks!
~Randi
http://raynaadi.blogspot.com/
From: John E. Brandt
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 3:40PM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | Next message →
Sorry about that Chief...
http://tinyurl.com/ybv3e3d
Hopefully the third time's the charm.
John E. Brandt
jebswebs.com
Augusta, ME USA
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
www.jebswebs.com
From: Randi
Date: Fri, Nov 20 2009 4:25PM
Subject: Re: Adding alt tags to photos
← Previous message | No next message
Aha!! Got it hehe, thanks!!
~Randi
Its an adventure, said Fred.