On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Mike Harris wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Oct 1999 16:53:39, Klaus Weide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> -> there needs to be *something* or the anchor will be "hidden" (not
> -> selectable). And we don't want links to disappear just because the
> -> author didn't care about adding an ALT attribute.
>
> I understand the rationale behind this, but is there any extant option on
> Lynx that lets the user decide this?
As I said, no. (unless it's some hidden feature I haven't discovered
myself.. but I doubt it.)
> A lot of Websites nowadays have a
> graphic that acts as a link right next to the text anchor.
Some have, although just looking around briefly, I could (to my surprise)
not find an obvious example. I don't think it's really worth the trouble
adding another configuration option; it's already confusing enough IMO,
what with '[', '*', verbose images.
> -> But are you asking as a user or as an author?
>
> As a user. As an author, I actually use ALT tags with an eye towards how
> something looks in Lynx, something that way too few Web authors do
> nowadays. Unfortunately, a lot of Website authors out there are way too
> sloppy when it comes to how their sites look in Lynx, including,
> unfortunately, the recent redesign of the Internet Movie Database. :(
Well it still looks usable... I haven't looked beyond the first page
though, and am not a regualr visitor.
Klaus
