"J. Robinson" wrote: > Victor Bien wrote: > > I'm not sure, but I think Alt text strings associated with images > > have stopped appearing.
> This behaviour is actually per HTML spec for the alt tag (to quote): > "alt = text [CS] . . . > There is instead another tag which is intended to be used in the way > we've been trained by other browsers; the "title" tag: > "title = text [CS] > This attribute offers advisory information about the element for which > it is set. > Unlike the TITLE element, which provides information about an entire > document and may only appear once, the title attribute may annotate > any number of elements. Please consult an element's definition to > verify that it supports this attribute. > Values of the title attribute may be rendered by user agents in a > variety of ways. For instance, visual browsers frequently display the > title as a "tool tip" (a short message that appears when the pointing > device pauses over an object). Audio user agents may speak the title > information in a similar context. For example, setting the attribute > on a link allows user agents (visual and non-visual) to tell users > about the nature of the linked resource: > ..some text... > Here's a photo of > <A href="http://someplace.com/neatstuff.gif"; title="Me scuba diving"> > me scuba diving last summer > </A> > ..some more text... > " > ( > http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/struct/global.html#adef > -title ) > I had noticed this at first too... it's funny what we become > accustomed to and assume is "correct". Why when when the pointer is over the image shown by Mozilla (2002011017) of the following page code is "image title" never shown anywhere by Mozilla: <img src="image.jpg" border=0 width=66 title="image title" alt="image description"> -- "Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. Psalm 127:1 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.members.atlantic.net/
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