Shiny: request: pass ALT text to renderPlot
It would be helpful if renderPlot() were to accept an optional argument (a string) that would become the value of an alt attribute in the resulting image tag:
e.g:
renderPlot(...,alt="alternative text",...)
produces
<img ... alt="alternative text" ...>
in the output HTML.
Incorporating the alt argument into a list of attributes, as in renderImage(), would also be fine, if it's feasible.
howardcoleman
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There is a big need for this feature, esp. for people building Shiny apps that must meet ADA guidelines. Can the priority be raised???
olyerickson
on 17 Mar 2020
+1
bklingen
on 17 Mar 2020
Default the alt value to the plot title. Via https://github.com/rstudio/shiny/issues/2846
schloerke
on 27 May 2020
I need this, too -- why can't Shiny just send HTML code to the browser?? It's not accessible at all right now.
pfeiffss
on 19 Aug 2020
@pfeiffss, we will close this issue soon via #3006. Thanks for your patience.
jooyoungseo
on 19 Aug 2020
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There is a big need for this feature, esp. for people building Shiny apps that must meet ADA guidelines. Can the priority be raised???