From 4c51f9648f7a868f05c70b4fb8b4242608716a0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John MacFarlane Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 11:11:48 -0800 Subject: Spec: use plain string content of label for alt text in images. So, `foo bar` rather than `foo *bar*` or `foo bar` or `foo <em>bar</em>`. --- spec.txt | 20 ++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/spec.txt b/spec.txt index 5e0799b..5ae4172 100644 --- a/spec.txt +++ b/spec.txt @@ -5686,9 +5686,9 @@ is followed by a link label (even though `[bar]` is not defined): ## Images An (unescaped) exclamation mark (`!`) followed by a reference or -inline link will be parsed as an image. The link label will be -used as the image's alt text, and the link title, if any, will -be used as the image's title. +inline link will be parsed as an image. The plain string content +of the link label will be used as the image's alt text, and the link +title, if any, will be used as the image's title. . ![foo](/url "title") @@ -5701,15 +5701,19 @@ be used as the image's title. [foo *bar*]: train.jpg "train & tracks" . -

foo <em>bar</em>

+

foo bar

. +Note that in the above example, the alt text is `foo bar`, not `foo +*bar*` or `foo bar` or `foo <em>bar</em>`. Only +the plain string content is rendered, without formatting. + . ![foo *bar*][] [foo *bar*]: train.jpg "train & tracks" . -

foo <em>bar</em>

+

foo bar

. . @@ -5717,7 +5721,7 @@ be used as the image's title. [FOOBAR]: train.jpg "train & tracks" . -

foo <em>bar</em>

+

foo bar

. . @@ -5777,7 +5781,7 @@ Collapsed: [*foo* bar]: /url "title" . -

<em>foo</em> bar

+

foo bar

. The labels are case-insensitive: @@ -5817,7 +5821,7 @@ Shortcut: [*foo* bar]: /url "title" . -

<em>foo</em> bar

+

foo bar

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