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Most images you will find in EPUBs fit into this medium complexity category. | Most images you will find in EPUBs fit into this medium complexity category. | ||
- | What you write in the alt text description will depend on the information provided in the surrounding paragraphs. You may find that the image is already described in the text. You don't have to describe it again in full, but add some details that are not given to describe the image avoiding repetition. | + | What you write in the Alt-text description will depend on the information provided in the surrounding paragraphs. You may find that the image is already described in the text. You don't have to describe it again in full, but add some details that are not given to describe the image avoiding repetition. |
Know your audience, and scan the surrounding text to understand the context in which the image is being presented in the book. This will help you choose the appropriate language, and guide you to how detailed you need to be in your description. | Know your audience, and scan the surrounding text to understand the context in which the image is being presented in the book. This will help you choose the appropriate language, and guide you to how detailed you need to be in your description. | ||
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The following examples are from the same book: //The Canadian Cowboy Cookbook//. One image is **not** described in the surrounding text, the other **is** described in the surrounding text. | The following examples are from the same book: //The Canadian Cowboy Cookbook//. One image is **not** described in the surrounding text, the other **is** described in the surrounding text. | ||
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If the image is not described in surrounding text, simply apply the basic rules of Alt- text description. | If the image is not described in surrounding text, simply apply the basic rules of Alt- text description. | ||
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After I did a quick scan of the surrounding text I noted that this image is NOT described in the text, but it is at the beginning of the section of this book about Chuckwagons. I am looking at the context here for this image. I also note that this book is a collection of recipes and the history of Canadian Cowboys. | After I did a quick scan of the surrounding text I noted that this image is NOT described in the text, but it is at the beginning of the section of this book about Chuckwagons. I am looking at the context here for this image. I also note that this book is a collection of recipes and the history of Canadian Cowboys. | ||
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Alt-text: An elderly cowboy drives a chuckwagon through a wide and shallow river. The wagon has an open top and carries a large wooden crate in the back. Two dark coloured mules pull the wagon forward through the river. | Alt-text: An elderly cowboy drives a chuckwagon through a wide and shallow river. The wagon has an open top and carries a large wooden crate in the back. Two dark coloured mules pull the wagon forward through the river. | ||
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If the image **is** described in surrounding text, you still need to describe the image. | If the image **is** described in surrounding text, you still need to describe the image. | ||
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