What if Mastodon had a way to save the ALT text you entered each time you used a new image. So if you used the same image later, it would some how know what you used the last time and give you the option to automatically use that instead of having to type something each and every time.
Seems to me there would be some way to be able to do this easily and to save all of us time from having to type the same thing for ALT text on a regular basis.
@bitlevel Sure, which brings me to my question of how do you store ALT text in an image?
For example, Mastodon has the option to pull ALT text from the image you use, but every time I do it, it just gives me a bunch of foreign characters and junk looking stuff. It's not actual words.
@stu You absolutely should do it every time because there are lots of people on social media in general with accessibility issues. Plus, discovery of your posts as well as sharing/boosting of your posts would be done a lot more often.
It's a hard thing to do, but I try my best to do it with every image.
@stu Also, it's a proven fact that using images in your posts will get you more traction majority of the time than a post without an image. That's why you'll see I rarely make a post here without an image attached.
Think about it. If you are looking at your timeline, do your eyes not go to posts with images first most of the time or posts with just text?
Images draw attention and users will be more likely to read a post that has an attractive, eye-catching image that draws their attention long before just plain text.
It's no different than driving down the road and having billboards catch the attention of drivers.
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