Jay Garcia wrote: > On 10/21/2001 10:25 PM, T Carr wrote: > > >>Morten Nilsen wrote: >> >> >> >>>T Carr wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Sorry, I have 5 browser on my machine, and they all rending sites >>>>virtually identically, in spite of the few nuisances encountered by >>>>the validater. A perfect example in this case is, again, my web site. >>>>At www.fitnessforlife.com I use transparent.gif's a lot. I use mo alt= >>>>tag for them. >>>> >>>>I have yet to come across a browser that gives a tinkers toss whether >>>>or not the alt tags are in place. >>>> >>>>Another example is the use of <br> tags and how I choose to use >>>>them..in this case, outside <li> tags. The validater says I cannot >>>>have the break tags where I have them, but changing their placement >>>>does nothing to the display of the page. >>>> >>>>I could site other examples, but thats enough :) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Text browsers care about the alt property of images. That's all they show. >>>If you want *everyone* to be able to view your page, it is recommended >>>to put something useful in the alt properties of images >>> >>> Morten >>> >>>:wq >>> >>> >>> >>Name one text only browser that people use a lot. I cannot think of one. >>And who cares if no one can see a transparent.gif. Its transparent for >>Petes Sake. >> >> >> > > Lynx > >
Slam dunk. I have done the research. In fact there is a web site devoted to just this very thing. Lynx barely even shows up as a browser people use. It is statistically irrelevant. http://html.about.com/cs/browserstatistics/index.htm?terms=browser+statistics
