Re: Accessibility: ALT for blank images with " " or ""?

Murilo Pinto wrote:

> In Brazil, most recommend the use of "spaced" ALT for images completely
> meaningless. As all over the world, the recommendation is quite different,
> I'd like to check w/ you what's your tech opinion on this one.
> 
> I think that "aural" browsers will read the spaced ALT as a pause, a comma.
> The null ALT, on the other hand, will be simply ignored, as it should be for
> images conveying no information at all. Am I right? Furthermore, is there a
> standard on this issue, like a w3 guideline?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Murilo
> 
All accessibility guidelines I have ever read all say to use "".
This causes the aural browser to skip over the image entirely.
If there is an alt tag other than "" it reads it out. If there isnt one 
at all then it reads out the image filename. I have tested that much in 
the aural browsers I have to test with at work. I can check what happens 
with " " tomorrow if you like?

If I dont post back then remind me cos ive got the memory of a sieve ;-)

miko