[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #62107: The WordPress media library does not use its own alt text

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#62107: The WordPress media library does not use its own alt text
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 Reporter:  CynicalStudios  |       Owner:  joedolson
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media           |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch       |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Comment (by CynicalStudios):

 It doesn't matter - the thumbnails in the media library all have blank alt
 text in the code - notice the alt="" all over in media-template.php


 {{{
                         <div class="thumbnail">
                                 <# if ( data.uploading ) { #>
                                         <div class="media-progress-
 bar"><div style="width: {{ data.percent }}%"></div></div>
                                 <# } else if ( 'image' === data.type &&
 data.size && data.size.url ) { #>
                                         <div class="centered">
                                                 <img src="{{ data.size.url
 }}" draggable="false" alt="" />
                                         </div>
                                 <# } else { #>
                                         <div class="centered">
                                                 <# if ( data.image &&
 data.image.src && data.image.src !== data.icon ) { #>
                                                         <img src="{{
 data.image.src }}" class="thumbnail" draggable="false" alt="" />
                                                 <# } else if ( data.sizes
 && data.sizes.medium ) { #>
                                                         <img src="{{
 data.sizes.medium.url }}" class="thumbnail" draggable="false" alt="" />
                                                 <# } else { #>
                                                         <img src="{{
 data.icon }}" class="icon" draggable="false" alt="" />
                                                 <# } #>
                                         </div>
                                         <div class="filename">
                                                 <div>{{ data.filename
 }}</div>
                                         </div>
                                 <# } #>
                         </div>
 }}}

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