David Dorward wrote: > On 06/08/06, Randal Sean Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> <div id="banner"> >> <img src="images/banner.jpg" alt="Banner Image for Kennedy Canine >> Center" width="775" height="150" /> >> </div> >> > > That is ... interesting alt text. You should probably install a copy > of Lynx and test it with that. >
What David is getting at is that alt text shouldn't describe the image, it should provide a textual equivalent of it. In your case, "Kennedy Canine Center" would be much better alt text. Email me offlist if you want more details on this. >> But when I view source for same from the PCs, it's commenting out my >> image?!! It gives me this: >> <div id="banner"> >> <!-- src="images/banner.jpg" alt="Banner Image for Kennedy Canine >> Center" width="775" height="150" --> >> </div> >> > > Do you have any security software installed on those PCs? I wouldn't > be surprised if you had some form of possibly transparent) proxy > server that was looking at those dimensions and blocking the image due > to the likelyhood of those dimensions belonging to an advert. > Yes, I know that some versions of Norton do this, and probably other programs. Never name an image "banner.jpg" unless you don't mind it getting blocked. Zoe -- Zoe M. Gillenwater Design Services Manager UNC Highway Safety Research Center http://www.hsrc.unc.edu ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
