I'm not sure exactly what the spec says, go read it, but alt stands for alternative so the content would be represented alternatively when say the other content was unavailble. Where as title is meant to provide additional information related to the content such as a title.
So <img src="whatever.jpg" alt="whatever" title="a piss take" /> 2008/5/27 Tom Livingston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello list, > > I know this might seem basic, and I searched, but came up confused... > > Can anyone give me a clear example/explanation of the difference > between the alt attribute and the title attribute? How about a real > 'attributes for dummies' reference?? The difference seems very slight > to me... > > Thanks > > -- > > Tom Livingston | Senior Interactive Developer | Media Logic | > ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | mlinc.com > > > ******************************************************************* > 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] *******************************************************************
