8979 - Broken <input type=image> should get replaced by alt text

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: Layout, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Hixie (not reading bugmail)]

Broken <image type=image> elements should be replaced by their the contents
of their alt attributes, just like broken <img> elements. See bug 1994.

Comment 1

[Hixie (not reading bugmail)]

I am making this bug dependant on bug 1994 for the alt text generation
algorithm. In other words, this bug is tracking whether broken <input
type=image> elements are inline or replaced, *not* whether they get the
correct alt text.

Comment 2

[troy]

Eric, this needs to work the same as it does for IMG elements. You and I can
talk about how it works for IMG elements

Comment 3

[Hixie (not reading bugmail)]

[taking over QA Contact since this is an 'alt' related bug]
See also bug 5624.

Comment 4

[Eric Pollmann]

After careful consideration, I've decided that I probably won't get this bug in
for M12.  Currently I have nearly 50 bugs scheduled for M13, so there is a
possibility that this bug may need to be moved out farther still.

Comment 5

[ekrock's old account (dead)]

Moving to M17. The handling of broken images is a lower priority than almost
everything else on pollmann's plate.

Comment 6

[ekrock's old account (dead)]

Bulk moving [testcase] code to new testcase keyword. Sorry for the spam!

Comment 7

[Eric Pollmann]

Rescheduling

Comment 8

[Hixie (not reading bugmail)]

As per Eric Krock in bug 40623, nominating nsbeta2, reccomend nsbeta2 6/22. 
Whatever we're going to do for missing images should be in for nsbeta2.
See bug 34981 for a spec. Once Matthew has given it his seal of approval, I 
will attach the final spec to this bug.

Comment 9

[Michael La Guardia]

Marking nsbeta2-.

Comment 10

[Eric Pollmann]

This bug has been marked "future" because the original netscape engineer working 
on this is over-burdened. If you feel this is an error, that you or another 
known resource will be working on this bug,or if it blocks your work in some way 
-- please attach your concern to the bug for reconsideration.

Comment 11

[Hixie (not reading bugmail)]

Spec is fully given in bug 41924.

Comment 12

[Marcelo Vanzin]

I don't know if I should file a new bug on this, but I think the problem is somewhat related...If the imagem in a input field is broken, at least here I am seeing the alt text. But, if I click on the alt text, as if I were clicking on the image, nothing is sent about the input field in the request. If the image is there, the "imageName.x" and "imageName.y" are sent all right.This is not what happens with IE or Konqueror, for instance, where the image input information is sent, even if the image is broken.

Comment 13

[Kevin McCluskey (gone)]

Bulk reassigning Eric Pollmann's remaining form submission bugs to Alex.

Comment 14

[Alexandru Savulov]

it works for me.

i recall that there was made a fix that fixed ALT text displaying for images
generaly. (m.attinasi knows about that one)

Marking WORKSFORME