On Sat, Sep 11, 1999 at 12:21:32AM +0300, Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho wrote: > > Why an empty string? IMHO something like ALT="[swirl]" would be fine, > > and non-intrusive. > > ALT specifies what replaces the image when it cannot be displayed. > It should *not* be a description of the picture, unless the description > is relevant to the rest of the text.
I disagree. > Using ALT="[swirl]" is evil - almost as evil as the infamous ALT="[Company > Logo]". I think I know what you mean, but I don't have anything against [Company Logo], on a page of some company. YMMV. > The swirl is a decoration and carries no information. Not quite. > Hence the alt attribute should be empty. Still, I think having [swirl] there would be good. People using lynx would at least wonder what this "swirl" is, and download the Logo and view it later. -- enJoy -*/\*- don't even try to pronounce my first name