[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #3100: Awful alt attributes

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#3100: Awful alt attributes
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 Reporter:  matt            |        Owner:  cpoteet 
     Type:  defect          |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal          |    Milestone:  2.3     
Component:  Administration  |      Version:  2.0.4   
 Severity:  normal          |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  has-patch       |  
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Comment (by Nazgul):

 The filename, even without the extension, should never be used for the alt
 tag.

 A filename is bound by the limitations of the filesystem, therefore people
 often replace spaces with underscores or use CamelCase. I don't know if
 you've ever listened to a screenreader trying to pronounce that. It's just
 plain ugly.

 I'd rather see empty alt attributes than filenames (with or without
 extension). Although making a meaningfull alt attribute mandatory would
 get a +100 from me.

 (Anecdote: A blind friend of mine showed me a site which was read to us by
 his screenreader. During the reading it said "spacer.gif" over 50 times
 before even reaching the actual content on that page. Every time you
 mention the word spacer.gif in his vicinity nowadays he starts to twitch
 ;) )

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