FE 0.3 bug(s): Fluid Engage an exhibition, home QA test plan

[E.J. Zufelt]

On 2010-02-22, at 5:49 PM, Justin Obara wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've been working on the alt text for the images. We unfortunately  
> aren't getting any alt text in our data, but are using the image  
> title instead.
>
> Hopefully that will be okay, but if not could you recommend an  
> alternative. One thing we were thinking would be to add a qualifier  
> to it such as "Thumbnail of (image title".
>
> This should cover all museum related images with the exception of  
> the one used on exhibition about page and the artifact view page.
>
> The exhibition about page provides some more information about a  
> specific exhibition, with the image being a representative of one of  
> the artifacts from the exhibition.

> * I believe that alt="Image of artifact name" or alt="Thumbnail of  
> artifact name"is reasonable given the available data.  Can this not  
> be done for the exhibition photo as well? Or, do you not have the  
> data to tell you what the image for the exhibition page is of?



> The artifact view page is information about the artifact in the image.
>
> On these pages is it necessary to have alt text on the image since  
> the page is largely refering to it and if so what would you like to  
> be there.
>
* It is necessary to have alt attributes describing all images.  As  
much as this might seem unnecessary, I do agree, it does serve an  
important purpose.  If I read.

Image of a street car

Street car

some information about a street car.....


It might seem like it is redundant to have the image labelled.  But,  
if I hear.

Image

Street car

Some information about a street car....

I think to myself, is that an image of a street car? What is that an  
image of?  Why did this application developer not care about the blind  
enough to label that image?  ** I might be the only one who asks the  
third question (smile).

HTH,
Everett