Find an issue : Redundant alternate text for image link

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    Issue Summary

    On "Find an issue", the redundant alternate text is provided for "Admin Admin" image link. (appears on activating "Show user information" buttons).

    Note : This issue is found on "Basic" and "Advanced" mode.

    Steps to Reproduce

    1. Open any project. 
    2. Activate "Issues" button in the header section and select "Search for issues" option.
    3. Activate "Show user info" button. 
    4. Observe that the modal appears. 
    5. Navigate through modal using screen reader or inspect the code. 
    6. Observe that the 

    Screenshot

    Actual Results

    The screen reader reads out redundant information (image link and textual link ) which points to the identical destination pages. This can be time-consuming and frustrating for users to listen.

    Expected Results

    Apply the following changes:

    • Ideally, alternate text must be provided to all image links using the alt attribute. In this instance, since the image and the textual link point to the identical destination page, include an empty ‘alt’ attribute.
    • Include the image and the text of the link in a single <a> element instead of separate <a> elements and use CSS if necessary to maintain the presentation of the conte

     

    <a href="#" ...>Admin Admin
    <img src="..." alt="">
    </a> 

    Workaround

    Not available

    Environment

    MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)

    macOS Sonoma Version 14.1

    Chrome - Version 119.0.6045.159 (Official Build) (arm64)

    Firefox- Version 93.0 (32-bit) Safari- Version 17.1 (19616.2.9.11.7)

    JAWS- Version 2023

    NVDA- Version 2020.3

    Voiceover - Version Latest

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          Reporter:
          Shruti Chabukswar (Inactive)
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