[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18984: Accessibility: Title attribute should not be added to image markup by media.php

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#18984: Accessibility: Title attribute should not be added to image markup by
media.php
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 Reporter:  esmi          |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |
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Comment (by esmi):

 Replying to [comment:1 karlgroves]:
 > If any of these are required, it should be the alt.

 No! The alt attribute should not be used for purely decorative images. As
 this cannot be determined by software, it must remain an author decision

 > I disagree with removing title from generated markup.  The content
 author may have a valid reason for providing a title attribute.

 Can you provide a reason - given that it can only be guaranteed accessible
 to a limited sub-set of users (ie sighted mouse users)?

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