User talk:ShnowyFox

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Alt text
Hello, I've never seen anyone add "alt" text to images on this wiki. What purpose does that serve? Is it for blind people? Heddy (talk) 22:23, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Hope I'm replying correctly I've never done it before. But yes! Alternate text is for blind users. By describing the image in the alt text box users who have a screen reader, typically blind folks, can have the text read off by the screen reader and they can get a bit more information. I hope I described it well, I'm not entirely sure how it works either but something is better than nothing. I also hope I described the images well so anybody who needs the images read to them has a good understanding of what Headspace looks like. ShnowyFox (talk) 23:05, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * That makes sense, thank you.
 * Someone on the Inkipedia Discord said they want a way to read the alt text, even though they are not blind. Apparently, some web browsers display alt text on mouseover, but not all, especially mobile web browsers which never display it. I think the alt text could be added to expand on the existing descriptions in file pages, where space for text is not a concern. Generally, people visit file pages because they want to know more about the file, so it makes sense to have as much info as possible there. Take this image for example, which has a table listing all visible gear in order of appearance.
 * Should we add the alt text to the description of each file page? Heddy (talk) 06:38, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes! That's actually a great idea! I don't know how we can make alt text more accessible but that would be wonderful. I would've added it to the files I uploaded but I wasn't exactly sure how to do so. I'll try and figure it out, though! ~ ShnowyFox (talk) 16:07, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I was thinking of adding it to the table on each file page. Do you have a preference on how it should be added? Should it be added to the "description" section of the table (so that it has a short description, then an empty line, then a long description), or should we add a new "alt" section in the table? Heddy (talk) 16:23, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah, The table would be a good place to describe the image. It should be labeled as a description rather than alt text though unless we can figure out how to get the screen readers to detect the text as alt text and read it to the users as any other piece of alt text, especially if there is already an alt text feature that we're missing here. The descriptions should work fine, though, since even if there isn't an alt text option the screen reader should be able to read the passage anyhow and folks visiting the file page who don't use screen readers can get more info on it still and not be confused. ShnowyFox (talk) 17:00, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, I added it to the description here: File:Headspace outside items.jpg. I simply used an empty line to separate the two descriptions, and they are both in the "description" label. Heddy (talk) 19:05, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Awesome! I'll start adding them to the other files using your description as example! Thank you so much! ShnowyFox (talk) 21:14, 4 April 2022 (UTC)