> I have two questions regarding images added via CSS. > 1) I added an image for each bullet via CSS .box ul li. How do I specify alt > text in this situation? Do I add alt text in the HTML...even though there > would be no image if CSS was disabled?
Since it adds no meaning/information, it doesn't need alt text. Think of it this way: what would there be to include as alt text? Each list item has already been identified by the markup as being a list item. The bullet image is just a prettier version of the default bullet. Adding alt text would just be annoying to anyone who really needs it. > 2) What is the implication (what do I need to do) for purely > presenation/aesthetic images? Either insert them via CSS or use alt="". WCAG Samurai Errata for WCAG 1.0 cover this too - http://wcagsamurai.org/errata/errata.html Corrections to Guideline 1.1 You can leave a text equivalent blank (e.g., null alt text, alt="") if immediately- preceding or -following text has the same function as a text equivalent. ... If images must be used for list bullets, do so only using CSS, as with ul { list-style: url("arrow.gif") disc } cheers, Ben -- --- <http://weblog.200ok.com.au/> --- The future has arrived; it's just not --- evenly distributed. - William Gibson ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
