[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #6173: Add ALT text field to upload form

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#6173: Add ALT text field to upload form
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 Reporter:  alexstine        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:
Component:  Photo Directory  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch      |
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Comment (by joedolson):

 If we don't use the figure/figcaption, then using aria-hidden on the
 element with the alt text doesn't run up against Firefox reading it out as
 part of the figure's name. However, this should be tested widely, as
 referencing an element with the aria-hidden attribute as a label is
 tricky.

 I kind of wonder if we're not just over thinking this, and that it's just
 fine for the alt text to be present on the image and also in visible text
 immediately after. The major problem is that inside a figure, that results
 in reading both, which is annoying. If this isn't a figure, however, the
 image link is stand alone and so is the associated text. With the text
 'alternative text' present, a screen reader will get the link purpose, the
 alt text, then navigate to the paragraph that starts with 'Alternative
 text', which should tell them "I've already heard this and can move on."

 I'm suggesting this. Just very simple; no excess semantics that create
 relationships that are not, in this case, helpful.

 [https://codepen.io/joedolson/pen/WNawwJE Suggestion at CodePen]

 In this case, I'm *not* hiding the text Alternative Text, as that is
 useful to inform the user that this text is redundant for them.

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