Also consider the possibility that the test is broken / incomplete. Empty alt tags are completely appropriate when the image conveys no information, such as spacer images or images that are just part of the design. If you have checked that all images have either a descriptive or empty alt attribute, then I wouldn't worry too much about what the tool is saying (unless you are being graded / paid etc based on it).
Anyone else find it mildly humourous that it complained about the word 'spacer' in the alt text, but not about the fact that spacer images actually exist on the page? Harvey. Sid Bachtiar wrote: > I think it means you should not have empty alt ... like alt="". > > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:10 PM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, 15 May 2009 23:07:30 Nathan Cox wrote: >> >>> I think it's meant to be text representing what's in the picture, so >>> people who can't see the image can still get the meaning. So if the >>> picture's of some kind of text then puth that text in the alt, or if >>> it's a picture of Bob fishing make the alt text say "Bob fishing". >>> Or just leave it blank if there's no useful or meaningful alternative. >>> >> Thanks, but then what happens is I get this message: >> >> IMG ALT text should not contain placeholder text. >> >> when using an accessibility test at electrumsolutions.com >> >> Michael >> >> > > > > -- Harvey Kane Germany -Mobile: +49 15223942886 Ireland: -Dublin: +353 1 685 4485 New Zealand: -Office / Mobile: +64 9 950 4133 Email: [email protected] If you need to contact me urgently, please read my email policy www.ragepank.com/email/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
