[html5] r3154 - [e] (0) Clarify 'alt' text rules.

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Sat May 30 15:41:11 PDT 2009


Author: ianh
Date: 2009-05-30 15:41:09 -0700 (Sat, 30 May 2009)
New Revision: 3154

Modified:
   index
   source
Log:
[e] (0) Clarify 'alt' text rules.

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2009-05-30 19:57:42 UTC (rev 3153)
+++ index	2009-05-30 22:41:09 UTC (rev 3154)
@@ -18600,9 +18600,10 @@
 
   <h6 id=general-guidelines><span class=secno>4.8.2.1.12 </span>General guidelines</h6>
 
-  <p>The most general rule for writing alternative text is that the
-  intent is that replacing every image with the text of its <code title=attr-img-alt><a href=#attr-img-alt>alt</a></code> attribute not change the meaning of
-  the page.</p>
+  <p>The most general rule to consider when writing alternative text
+  is the following: <strong>the intent is that replacing every image
+  with the text of its <code title=attr-img-alt><a href=#attr-img-alt>alt</a></code> attribute
+  not change the meaning of the page</strong>.</p>
 
   <p>So, in general, alternative text can be written by considering
   what one would have written had one not been able to include the

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2009-05-30 19:57:42 UTC (rev 3153)
+++ source	2009-05-30 22:41:09 UTC (rev 3154)
@@ -19927,10 +19927,10 @@
 
   <h6>General guidelines</h6>
 
-  <p>The most general rule for writing alternative text is that the
-  intent is that replacing every image with the text of its <code
-  title="attr-img-alt">alt</code> attribute not change the meaning of
-  the page.</p>
+  <p>The most general rule to consider when writing alternative text
+  is the following: <strong>the intent is that replacing every image
+  with the text of its <code title="attr-img-alt">alt</code> attribute
+  not change the meaning of the page</strong>.</p>
 
   <p>So, in general, alternative text can be written by considering
   what one would have written had one not been able to include the




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