[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21176: "Alernate Text" should be "Alt" or "Alternative"

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#21176: "Alernate Text" should be "Alt" or "Alternative"
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 Reporter:  alecrust            |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:  3.5
Component:  Media               |     Version:  3.4.1
 Severity:  minor               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  easy-fix has-patch  |
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Comment (by ryan):

 It also means "A person who acts as a deputy or substitute" which is
 obviously the meaning intended when the specs used to say "alternate text"
 everywhere.

 http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/objects.html#h-13.8

 These days the specs like to say "text alternatives". Of course this is
 UI, not a spec, so we don't have to use the same language. So, yeah.

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