| Title | Link text in alt attribute that describes the purpose of image link |
|---|---|
| Description | A document containing only an image link. The link contains no text but only an image with an alt attribute that describes the purpose of the link. |
| Creator | BenToWeb (Christophe.Strobbe@…) |
| Rights | Copyright BenToWeb 2004-2007 |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2007-08-24 |
| Status | draft |
Technologies are markup languages or data formats. If the technology is a markup language, “features” refers to elements and attributes.
XHTML™1.0 The Extensible HyperText Markup Language (Second Edition)
Feature: a
(namespace: http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml)
.
Technical specification:
The a element
.
Feature: img
(namespace: http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml)
.
Technical specification:
Including an image: the img element
.
Feature: alt
(namespace: http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml)
.
Technical specification: How to specify alternate text .
This test case is intended to pass because the link text describes the purpose of the link.
Accessibility expert.
“Rules” refer to success criteria in WCAG 2.0, checkpoints in WCAG 1.0 and similar requirements.
The test case passes (line 13, column 1) the following success criterion: http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-WCAG20-20070517/Overview.html#navigation-mechanisms-refs.
The alternate text for the image helps users decide whether they want to follow the link.
This test case maps to technique G91: Providing link text that describes the purpose of a link and to technique H30: H30: Providing link text that describes the purpose of a link for anchor elements.