I disagree... empty alt tags are MORE evil than no alt tag at all. With "company logo" or "swirl" you *know* what the image would have been and you *know* it carries nothing useful/no reason to try to get it via some other means because there might be some important or intersting information on it.
On Sat, Sep 11, 1999 at 12:21:32AM +0300, Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho wrote: > On Fri, Sep 10, 1999 at 08:59:25PM +0200, Josip Rodin 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. Using ALT="[swirl]" is evil - > almost as evil as the infamous ALT="[Company Logo]". > > The swirl is a decoration and carries no information. Hence the alt > attribute should be empty. > > -- > %%% Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho % [EMAIL PROTECTED] % http://www.iki.fi/gaia/ %%% > > "" > (John Cage) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
