Gordon AnthonyJul 2, 2023
It’s great that more people are moving to Mastodon, but that influx has already resulted in far more posts with pictures that have no Alt Text description.
If you’ve just moved here, please bear in mind that there are a lot of visually impaired screen reader users here, and because Mastodon is far more inclusive than Twitter, it is considered polite to describe what your pictures show. Thank you, and welcome to a nicer social media platform. Please help keep it that way.
Show threadDerekJul 3, 2023
@BlindGordon you inspired me to go add alt text to some recently posted pictures. Editing image failed in Android mastodon app multiple times on two posts. Guess ill try again next time...
Show threadDendan Setia (Nins)Jul 3, 2023
@nz0p
Can't edit to add alt-text to an existing uploaded pic actually 😅 you have to delete and re-up and then add the text. Ask me how I know lol
@BlindGordon
Show threadJeri Dansky
@cendawanita @nz0p @BlindGordon
This used to be true when using the web interface (I can't speak for all apps) but it got fixed in a recent release. Now you can indeed edit pics to add alt text, assuming your instance is running an up-to-date version of the Mastodon software.
Jul 4, 2023 at 6:32amWeb