[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41467: Disassociate image alt text from media object

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#41467: Disassociate image alt text from media object
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 Reporter:  mor10        |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media        |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Comment (by joedolson):

 I'm inclined to agree with @carlseibert - (and thanks for chiming in! No
 need for apologies!). While I can see where the argument is coming from, I
 think that the need to change the alt attribute by usage is more of an
 edge case. It is true that every usage of an image should come with
 consideration of the alt text for that usage, it would frequently not
 result in the need to provide separate alt text.

 Additionally, I see no benefit to the end-user to increase the amount of
 labor required to make use of alt text in the editor. I could imagine a
 benefit to allowing saving multiple alt attributes for a given media
 object; a default attribute and a set of alternates you can select, but I
 don't see a benefit to removing it from the saved data.

 FYI - There is already a method to check the alt text used for a given
 image in the visual editor (using a mouse, click on the image to display
 the edit menu, then click on the edit icon (pencil) to edit the properties
 of the image; more difficult with a keyboard, but I can describe that if
 you need it.)

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