Re: Validation questions

by Bergeron/Larin <berlar(at)generation.net>

Date:	Wed, 24 Mar 1999 06:33:37 -0500
To:	kob1(at)ix.netcom.com
Cc:	hwg-software(at)hwg.org
In-Reply-To:	netcom
	todo: View Thread, Original

At 06:15 AM 24/03/99 +0000, you wrote:
>Now, to my way of thinking, putting ALT information in spacer gifs
>that are designed to be invisible is completely unnecessary, and
>this points out the danger of a mindless reliance on an automated
>validator program. You may disagree. But for my purposes,
>Dreamweaver comes out pretty good in creating compliant code, though
>not perfect.

Alt attributes in IMG tag are quite useful on the contrary.  For=20
"meaningless" images like spacer gifs and line graphics you should insert=20
empty alt attributes.  It takes the image out of the page flow in text only=
=20
browsers.  If you don't put an empty alt attribute Lynx for example inserts=
=20
a bunch of [INLINE] in the text to show there was an image there and this=20
is as annoying as seeing [spacer gif] or [line] in there.  The empty alt=20
attribute eliminates that.

>I hope this information helps anyone who is trying to decide what
>tools to use in creating their Web site.

The W3C Validator has proven to be indispensable for me many times...

St=E9phane Bergeron

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