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From: Michelle Wiss
Date: Thu, Oct 24 2002 12:53PM
Subject: RE: Blank alt
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Timothy J. Luoma [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] wrote:

>Sometimes the validator (Bobby?) will complain about alt="" but not
>about

From: Jeff Finlay
Date: Thu, Oct 24 2002 12:56PM
Subject: Re: Blank alt
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> >Sometimes the validator (Bobby?) will complain about alt="" but not
> >about

From: Robert B. Yonaitis
Date: Thu, Oct 24 2002 1:00PM
Subject: RE: Blank alt
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AccVerify/AccMonitor also complains in the event of an alt=""


We will actually warn, but this can be configured. It is because many
programs will place this in or templates use this, however, it was not
done by a developer. In our software you can basically set it to NOT
warn you. This is up to the discretion of the user.

Best Regards,
Rob Yonaitis
HiSoftware - http://www.hisoftware.com


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From: Steve Vosloo
Date: Fri, Oct 25 2002 12:08AM
Subject: RE: Blank alt
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I always use ALT=" " -- although Jim has pointed out this is not good
practice. When I first started in accessibility I did extensive research
into this and concluded that some browsers and readers don't like ALT=""
and the same for ALT=" ". I can't remember exactly which ones, but in
the end I decided to standardise on ALT=" ". It seemed