[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 5566] ALT attribute value not displayed when image is missing

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5566





--- Comment #41 from Andre-John Mas <andrejohn.mas at gmail.com>  2010-11-16 21:01:56 PST ---
My understanding is that if an image is not available, for one reason or another then the alt text should be displayed. In the case of a bad internet connection (I have seen plenty of those while traveling), the alt text gives me the option of deactivating image loading and then just loading specific images.

The fact that certain web sites don't provide a value for the alt tag is unfortunate, but it is a separate issue. Basically if a site is not designed for accessibility, then there is little we can do about it, but if it is then we should support the hints put in place.

For people who would rather not see the alt text, for whatever reason, this could be relegated to a 'preference', but in the main scenario we should be displaying the text, when the image can not be loaded.

I haven't looked at the specifications recently, so I can't say what they suggest.

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