Re: [docbook-apps] DocBook/XSL Renders <img /> without the alt="..." attribute in XHTML mode (xsltproc/xalan)

[Shlomi Fish <shlomif@shlomifish.org>]

Hi Peter,

On Fri, 2 Nov 2012 10:37:20 -0400
Peter Desjardins <peter.desjardins.us@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> You could try wrapping the mediaobject in an informalfigure element. I
> use alt text for images and I'm publishing to XHTML via webhelp.
> 
> Here's one of my informalfigure elements:
> 
> ****************************
> <informalfigure>
>   <mediaobject>
>     <alt>This illustration is described in the preceding text.</alt>
> 
>     <imageobject role="html">
>       <imagedata fileref="media/server-and-administrator.jpg"/>
>     </imageobject>
> 
>     <imageobject role="fo">
>       <imagedata fileref="media/server-and-administrator.jpg"/>
>     </imageobject>
> 
>     <textobject>
>        <phrase>This illustration is described in the preceding
>           text.</phrase>
>     </textobject>
>   </mediaobject>
> </informalfigure>
> ****************************
> 

Thanks for this workaround - I am going to try it, but I wonder why it does not
work without it. My DocBook/XML validates.

Regards,

	Shlomi Fish.

> And the resulting XHTML:
> 
> ****************************
> <div class="informalfigure">
>   <div class="mediaobject"
>          title="This illustration is described in the preceding text.">
>     <img src="media/server-and-administrator.jpg"
>             alt="This illustration is described in the preceding text."/>
>   </div>
> </div>
> ****************************

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