Marking images that don't add value as decorative #123

jak2k commented 2026年05月01日 16:56:35 +02:00

I'm currently doing some accessibility fixes. One thing I'm fixing are the redundant alt texts for the GuideCards. In the PR I'm drafting, I marked them as decorative ¹ . I now wonder whether this should be done for other images like the electronic jungle too, or whether alt texts should be written for the guides' images.

edit: This applies to the guide images in general, not just in the GuidCards.

I'm currently doing some accessibility fixes. One thing I'm fixing are the redundant alt texts for the `GuideCard`s. In the PR I'm drafting, I marked them as decorative [^1]. I now wonder whether this should be done for other images like the electronic jungle too, or whether alt texts should be written for the guides' images. edit: This applies to the guide images in general, not just in the `GuidCard`s. [^1]: https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decorative/#example-4-image-used-for-ambiance-eye-candy

razze commented 2026年05月03日 17:16:07 +02:00

I'm not sure there is much value in alt texts for these images, as they don't add value - other then "looking nice"

I'm not sure there is much value in alt texts for these images, as they don't add value - other then "looking nice"

jak2k commented 2026年05月03日 21:47:19 +02:00

Okay, then the remaining images, that are just there to look nice, should be marked as decorative too.

Okay, then the remaining images, that are just there to look nice, should be marked as decorative too.