Wikitext" snippet should have an alt element to encourage alternative text best practice
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	Apr 27 2014, 10:35 PM

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It is recommended that when used on Wikimedia projects images are given alternative texts − see http://enwp.org/WP:ALT

When using the "Use this file>Embed>Wikitext" feature, MultimediaViewer provides a wikitext snippet such as

[[File:Common_Kingfisher_Alcedo_atthis.jpg|thumb|Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis]]

A fr.wp user pointed out in their feedback that the snippet should have an alt= element, to encourage this accessibility best practice.

(Marking as Unconfirmed as the risk of users leaving an empty alt seems high, and it seems that an empty alt is bad).

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https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=64518

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Reference: bz64519

	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Show alt-text in export dialog and for lightbox image	mediawiki/extensions/MultimediaViewer	master	+53 -31

Customize query in gerrit

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Mentioned In: rMEXT864674bb474f: Updated mediawiki/extensions Project: mediawiki/extensions/MultimediaViewer…
rEMMV8ba4ff03c8c2: Show alt-text in export dialog and for lightbox image
T75923: MediaViewer should preserve ALT attribute of the image
T75911: "ALT" text should be lower in fallback chain for caption generation

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Medium.Nov 22 2014, 3:09 AM

• bzimport added a project: MediaViewer.

• bzimport set Reference to bz64519.

• bzimport added a subscriber: Unknown Object (MLST).

JeanFred created this task.Apr 27 2014, 10:35 PM

Confirmed by the user on fr.wp, according to whom “an empty alt does not bother anybody”.

I think this puts an unreasonable burden on the reuser. (How many people even know what an alt text is?) Maybe ince Wikidata gets introduced to Commons, we might could have an alt text claim for every image and MediaViewer could use that to prefill the alt field,

(In reply to Tisza Gergő from comment #2)

I think this puts an unreasonable burden on the reuser.

I actually agree, but well :-)

Maybe ince Wikidata gets introduced to Commons,
we might could have an alt text claim for every image and
MediaViewer could use that to prefill the alt field,

Good point.

(Centralized alt text for images is tracked at bug 19906. Wikibase/Wikidata might indeed be a good way forward for that one.)

• Gilles added a project: Multimedia.Nov 24 2014, 3:29 PM

When the thumbnail used to open MediaViewer has an alt text set, it might make sense to provide that in the embed snippet.

Tgr mentioned this in T75911: "ALT" text should be lower in fallback chain for caption generation.Nov 25 2014, 9:38 PM

Tgr added a project: good first task.Nov 25 2014, 9:55 PM

Tgr mentioned this in T75923: MediaViewer should preserve ALT attribute of the image.Nov 26 2014, 12:31 AM

GCI task: https://www.google-melange.com/gci/task/view/google/gci2014/5851803434352640

Sn1per claimed this task.Dec 30 2014, 12:00 AM

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Change 182145 had a related patch set uploaded (by Sn1per):
Show alt-text in export dialog and for lightbox image

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/182145

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Change 182145 merged by jenkins-bot:
Show alt-text in export dialog and for lightbox image

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/182145

Sn1per mentioned this in rEMMV8ba4ff03c8c2: Show alt-text in export dialog and for lightbox image.Dec 30 2014, 9:00 PM

Alt text is present now as long as it was present on the original thumbnail as well.

Once we have CommonsData, setting a default alt text per image will be possible.

RandomDSdevel awarded a token.Mar 4 2015, 7:21 PM

Diffusion mentioned this in rMEXT864674bb474f: Updated mediawiki/extensions Project: mediawiki/extensions/MultimediaViewer….Mar 11 2015, 6:23 AM

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