Accessibility to web images through multiple image resolutions

A method for accessing alternate images in an electronic document, comprising:

• receiving a display of an initial image in an electronic document;
• selecting an alternate image from a plurality of alternate images by means of a selector, wherein the alternate images are provided within the same electronic document;
• and
• receiving a display of the alternate image in place of the initial image in the electronic document, wherein the alternate image differs from the initial image in size and resolution.

A computer program product in a computer readable medium for use in a data processing system, for providing alternate images in an electronic document, the computer program product comprising:

• instructions for identifying an initial image to be displayed in an electronic document;
• instructions for providing alternate images within the same electronic document, wherein the alternate images differ from the initial image in size and resolution;
• instructions for displaying the initial image;
• instructions for providing a selector for accessing the alternate images;
• and
• responsive to receiving user selection input, instructions for replacing the initial image with an alternate image and reformatting the electronic document.

A system for providing alternate images in an electronic document, comprising:

• an identification component which identifies an initial image to be displayed in an electronic document;
• a storage component which provides alternate images within the same electronic document, wherein the alternate images differ from the initial image in size and resolution;
• a display device which displays the initial image;
• a selector which selects the alternate images;
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• an image changer which, responsive to receiving user selection input, replaces the initial image with an alternate image and reformats the electronic document.

A system for accessing alternate images in an electronic document, comprising:

• a display device which receives and displays an initial image in an electronic document;
• a selector which selects an alternate image from a plurality of images, wherein the alternate images are provided within the same electronic document;
• and
• a receiving component which receives and displays an alternate image in place of the initial image in the electronic document, wherein the alternate image differs from the initial image in size and resolution.