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Quicker replacement of image alt text placeholder
After adding an image to a Codidact post, the automatically entered markdown looks like this:
The Image alt text part is to be replaced with a meaningful description of the image, for use by screen readers, or by browsers if the image fails to load or loads slowly.
It would be slightly easier for the user to replace this placeholder text if it were a single "word" with underscores instead of spaces, like this:
This would be quicker to select with either standard keyboard shortcuts or by simply double clicking with the mouse anywhere in Image_alt_text, rather than having to click and drag carefully to the word boundary (try it in the code block).
The wording can then be typed or pasted over with the meaningful description.
This will only save a small amount of time for each image, but I see it as a way of reducing friction for any users who may be tempted to skip adding good alt text.
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