This comment perplexes me. A direct link to the image? Why not either embed that link so the image appears here on Lemmy without clicking a link, or link to the comic page which has both the comic and the title text?

[–] QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago

Then there's also the download then upload into the comment approach:

[–] who@feddit.org 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Neither of those is a good approach, because part of every xkcd comic is the hover text.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

part of every xkcd comic is the hover text.

Yes…that would be why you would link directly to the comic…?

[–] who@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was referring to the image-only link and the embed that you suggested. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Of course, with an embedded direct link, you could put the title text in as alt text:

Her daughter is named Help I'm trapped in a driver's license factory.

Unfortunately that won't always show up in the same way title text does.

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

Not to mention circumvents the purpose of alt. text letting those unable to see to know what's going on in the image.