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RFE : Javadoc Accessibility : Hyperlinks should contain text or an image with alt text

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      SYNOPSIS
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      Accessibility in Javadoc: hyperlinks should contain text or an image with alt text


      OPERATING SYSTEMS
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      ALL


      PATCH BASE
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      See attached webrev for code changes and jtreg testcase, based on JDK 8 (b51).


      FULL JDK VERSIONS
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      All


      DESCRIPTION from LICENSEE
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      Assistive technologies must be able to gather information about user interface controls in page content. Without this information, users are unable to determine the purpose of a link. Text within the <a> element, or the 'alt' attribute on an image of the link, should be employed to convey this information to users.

      Refer to WCAG 2.0 Technique H30:

        http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/WD-WCAG20-TECHS/H30


      REPRODUCTION INSTRUCTIONS
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      For any packages, generate javadoc using the javadoc tool. For example:

        javadoc -d e:\docs -sourcepath . java.util javax.swing java.io

      Example current HTML:
      </a><a href="#skip-navbar_top" title="Skip navigation links"></a><a name="navbar_top_firstrow">

      Example expected HTML:
      <div class="skip"><a href="#skip-navbar_top" title="Skip navigation links">Skip navigation links</a></div>

      Related guideline references:

        WCAG 2.0 checkpoint 1.1.1
        WCAG 2.0 checkpoint 2.1.1
        WCAG 2.0 checkpoint 2.4.4
        WCAG 2.0 checkpoint 2.4.9
        WCAG 2.0 checkpoint 4.1.2


      WORKAROUND
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            bpatel Bhavesh Patel (Inactive)
            dkorbel David Korbel (Inactive)
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