> > On 8 dec 2004, at 21.20, Andreas Boehmer [Addictive Media] wrote: > >> > > > > It's good practise to have the title attribute also on images (in > > addition > > to the ALT), as some browsers won't display the ALT Text as a tooltip. > > alt = alternative text, used as a replacement _when the image can't be > displayed_. > > title = additional information. Use this when you want a tooltip > (though there is no requirement for browsers to display title text as > tooltips) > > In some rare cases having the same text for both the alt and title > attributes may be useful, but most of the time it isn't.
Okay, let's rephrase my original statement: "It's good practise to have the title attribute also on images, as they will show up as tooltips in most browsers and can provide users with additional information about the image." Whether the title is the same as the ALT or different depends on the situation, as long as both of them do their duty in providing the user with appropriate information in the individual circumstances in which they are visible to the user (image-not-displayed or tooltip). I guess in my experience the title and ALT just happen to be very similar most of the time, as they fulfil similar roles: provide additional information about the image. Does that sound better? ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
