From: Sam Marshall <s.marshall@open.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:55:03 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: MDL-20498 User pictures should not have 'generic' alt text
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MDL-20498 User pictures should not have 'generic' alt text
---

diff --git a/lib/outputcomponents.php b/lib/outputcomponents.php
index 16f4096308..bc55c49632 100644
--- a/lib/outputcomponents.php
+++ b/lib/outputcomponents.php
@@ -1930,7 +1930,8 @@ class moodle_user_picture extends moodle_html_component {
             if (!empty($this->user->imagealt)) {
                 $this->image->alt = $this->user->imagealt;
             } else {
-                $this->image->alt = get_string('pictureof','',fullname($this->user));
+                // No alt text when there is nothing useful (accessibility)
+                $this->image->alt = HTML_ATTR_EMPTY;
             }
         }