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pageoneresults - 5:49 pm on Feb 17, 2006 (gmt 0)


Oh, I knew that, I just wanted to provide a working example. ;)

By default, Lynx displays the filename of any image that does not contain an alt attribute. Many popular weblog templates include several spacer images even before the site name. You don't notice them in your visual browser, of course, but this is what Lynx sees:

[shim.gif] [shim.gif]
[shim.gif]
[shim.gif]
Welcome To My Web Site
[ciblueHeader2.gif]
[ciblueCurve2.gif]

By default, JAWS reads the filename of any image that does not contain an alt attribute. Imagine how frustrating it is to hear this:

graphic shim dot gif graphic shim dot gif graphic shim dot gif graphic shim dot gif
welcome to my web site graphic ciblue header two dot gif graphic ciblue curve two
dot gif

If you introduced yourself like that in real life, nobody would talk to you.


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