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@JurajNyiri that is odd though, I am fairly certain that it worked before on the same firmware. Is the only way forward to downgrade? Any plans to get this working...

Also I am on 1.3.5, not 1.3.8 or higher

@scanny I tried the snippet you added in the comments of the #512 PR: ``` alt_text = shape._element._nvXxPr.cNvPr.attrib.get("desc", "") ``` And it did not work for me, while this implementation...

Ah ok, i see that working now. Is there any reason behind not wanting to have this be officially supported? I think it would be a nice addition. Are there...

Thats fine, I just wasn't sure what you needed for ACs. I just pushed a test for the getting and setting of the alt text field. Not sure where best...

hey @scanny - I'd say alt-text is mainly present for images, but it could be used for charts and diagrams too. Nothing is stopping users from adding alt-text to actual...

No nothing is set by default, it is just left empty. The user has to set this value. Found [this doc page](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/powerpoint.shape.alternativetext) where it is just called `AlternativeText`

@scanny how does something like this read: The `alt_text` property allows for enhanced accessibility support in presentations by enabling the addition of alternative text to shapes. This feature primarily benefits...