- From: Charles (Chuck) Oppermann <chuckop@MICROSOFT.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 14:30:51 -0800
- To: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Cc: WAI GL <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
<< Tooltips are an implementation issue, and therefore in the purview of UA, not PAGL. And for what it's worth, my personal view is that rather than being a core CSS attribute it should be a preference in a UA which implements them. >> I agree that it's not a PAGL issue, but I hope the list will indulge me another comment. I disagree that it should be a UA preference, because then the author loses control of the visual appearance of the page. In theory, the author should be able to set every possible rendering attribute, and then the user should have the option of overriding that to fit their viewing needs. If it's solely a UA option, the author cannot control the default and then might be tempted not to use ALT or TITLE because the possibility of the appearance of the ToolTip on most screens would ruin the appearance of their page (which was the original complaint). If the author can set a attribute that hides the display of the ToolTip, they will be assured that the visual appearance of their pages will not be affected, except in the cases where the user has overridden their desire because of a particular need. -Chuck
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