[WSG] Apply ALT tag to background image?
I've got a background graphic designated in my style sheet - is there a way to apply an alt and/or title tag to that or would I need to just not make it a background image? My intuition is the latter - but just if there is a slight chance.. *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Apply ALT tag to background image?
No, there is no way to apply ALT to the background images, only for IMG tags. Max. 2008/3/24, Kristine Cummins [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've got a background graphic designated in my style sheet – is there a way to apply an alt and/or title tag to that or would I need to just not make it a background image? My intuition is the latter – but just if there is a slight chance…. *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Apply ALT tag to background image?
You can only apply the alt attribute to img elements. If you need to provide an alt attribute to a CSS background image then the background image should instead be an img element. Use the img element for images related to the content and keep all images related to layout in your CSS. - Original Message - From: Kristine Cummins To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 12:22 PM Subject: [WSG] Apply ALT tag to background image? I've got a background graphic designated in my style sheet - is there a way to apply an alt and/or title tag to that or would I need to just not make it a background image? My intuition is the latter - but just if there is a slight chance.. *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Apply ALT tag to background image?
Kristine Cummins skrev: I’ve got a background graphic designated in my style sheet Backgrounds are decorative and do not need alt *attributes*. Therefore CSS does not have a way of providing alternate text. If it is part of the content and should be seen by search engine bots and screen readers, it should be put in your (X)HTML. Lars Gunther *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
RE: [WSG] Apply ALT tag to background image?
You can only apply the alt attribute to img elements. 13.8 How to specify alternate text [1] The alt attribute must be specified for the IMG and AREA elements. It is optional for the INPUT and APPLET elements. http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/objects.html#h-13.8 -- Regards, Thierry | http://www.TJKDesign.com *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] SEO, fact or fiction
I always remind people if music auto starts the potential customers can't come to your site at work because they won't want their boss to hear the music blaring. Michael Horowitz Your Computer Consultant http://yourcomputerconsultant.com 561-394-9079 dwain wrote: On 3/17/08, *kevin mcmonagle* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, Im doing a site for a nightclub. So im doing a hybrid. The owner has demanded a music track playing continuously. What would you lot do if you had to put in a continually playing music track? i would suggest allowing the user to stop the music if they so choose. not everybody likes the same music or song, so he could lose many visitors because of the continuous track with no way to stop it. on the other hand a visitor could mute the sound. dwain -- dwain alford The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression. Kandinsky *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] SEO, fact or fiction
I would also make sure a way of turning the music off is immediately apparent. Nothing is more annoying than having to look all over to find off button Looks like someone borrowed a thread name? lol Bruce bkdesign solutions - Original Message - From: Michael Horowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [WSG] SEO, fact or fiction I always remind people if music auto starts the potential customers can't come to your site at work because they won't want their boss to hear the music blaring. Michael Horowitz Your Computer Consultant http://yourcomputerconsultant.com 561-394-9079 dwain wrote: On 3/17/08, *kevin mcmonagle* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, Im doing a site for a nightclub. So im doing a hybrid. The owner has demanded a music track playing continuously. What would you lot do if you had to put in a continually playing music track? i would suggest allowing the user to stop the music if they so choose. not everybody likes the same music or song, so he could lose many visitors because of the continuous track with no way to stop it. on the other hand a visitor could mute the sound. dwain -- dwain alford The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression. Kandinsky *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG] Safari 3.1 OSX Safari 3.1 Windows
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could tell me or could point me to a reference of the differences in web page rendering between operating systems for Safari 3.1 Ideally I'd like to test for cross browser rendering issues on a Windows platform. Are there significant differences in the way a web page is interpreted / rendered between Safari 3.1 OSX and Safari 3.1 Windows? Thanks in advance, James Hunter *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Apply ALT tag to background image?
Hi, If it's a CSS background image then it's not content and doesn't have an alt attribute. (The non-preferred alternative is to to put it in an img tag with alt=) If it IS content, it should be in an image tag rather than CSS background image, with the alt attribute describing the content of the image (or its function if that's more appropriate). On Mon, March 24, 2008 11:22 am, Kristine Cummins wrote: I've got a background graphic designated in my style sheet - is there a way to apply an alt and/or title tag to that or would I need to just not make it a background image? My intuition is the latter - but just if there is a slight chance.. *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG] The correct way of placing a swf file into a XHTML webpage
Hello, I am currently working on a site that has a small flash file for decorative purposes. I inherited the site and want to make it web standards compliant. The problem: the XHTML code in the site is using the embed tag for the flash. Is there a way to place swf files into a XHTML webpage that will allow the page to validate? (I believe the embed tag has been deprecated.) Any links to references would be appreciated. Thank you, Dory Ptak *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] The correct way of placing a swf file into a XHTML webpage
Hi Dory, You can use '*object*' tag for embedding flash files. Refer this link: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay Thanks! Venkatesan M On 3/25/08, Dory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I am currently working on a site that has a small flash file for decorative purposes. I inherited the site and want to make it web standards compliant. The problem: the XHTML code in the site is using the embed tag for the flash. Is there a way to place swf files into a XHTML webpage that will allow the page to validate? (I believe the embed tag has been deprecated.) Any links to references would be appreciated. Thank you, Dory Ptak *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] The correct way of placing a swf file into a XHTML webpage
use javascript to insert the flash, which will also auto activate the flash in IE and do some flash player detection something like swfobject would do the trick http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/ On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 4:09 PM, Mahendran Venkatesan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Dory, You can use 'object' tag for embedding flash files. Refer this link: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay Thanks! Venkatesan M On 3/25/08, Dory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I am currently working on a site that has a small flash file for decorative purposes. I inherited the site and want to make it web standards compliant. The problem: the XHTML code in the site is using the embed tag for the flash. Is there a way to place swf files into a XHTML webpage that will allow the page to validate? (I believe the embed tag has been deprecated.) Any links to references would be appreciated. Thank you, Dory Ptak *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***