I just turned on "require alt text before posting" in my settings and you should probably do so too bsky.app/settings/acc... because I do sometimes forget it, even though I want to add it, so I might as well make myself - ThreadSky

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malicedafirenze.bsky.social • 88 days ago

I just turned on "require alt text before posting" in my settings and you should probably do so too
https://bsky.app/settings/accessibility

because I do sometimes forget it, even though I want to add it, so I might as well make myself

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foliexstardust.bsky.social•88 days ago

Thank you! I didnt know that was a thing - i forget it too, so having a reminder is definitely going to help

operabrendaslp.bsky.social•88 days ago

If the caption of the post already describes the picture, e.g., "three turkeys by the roadside," do you also put that description in the ALT text, or is it unnecessarily redundant?

malicedafirenze.bsky.social•88 days ago

Afaik it‘s still good practice, because apparently some people have their bsky set so posts without ALT aren’t even shown to them. That‘s what I‘ve heard/read at least, haven’t fact checked it personally

operabrendaslp.bsky.social•88 days ago

Makes sense. Thank you.

sfxprb.bsky.social•88 days ago

What does this mean?

fandomalttext.bsky.social•88 days ago

Alt text is like the captions of a picture,
but they’re important for people with vision impairment,
also important for giving context (who is that celebrity?), it makes the text in the picture more readable, helps if images don’t load, and helps with muting if someone doesn’t want to see an image

hoot.bsky.social•88 days ago

Good call !

mikeewins.bsky.social•88 days ago

Thanks for that. I've turned mine on.

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