- From: gregory j. rosmaita <oedipus@hicom.net>
- Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 12:53:11 -0400
- To: <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>, <lois@lois.co.uk>
jim allan wrote: quote In Windows, the attributes of the ALT text is controlled by the operating system display parameters for "tool tips" (Control Panel | Display | Appearance | Item | Tooltip). The user has controls of font size, background color, and font weight (plus others in combination with other system settings). I have change my tool tips to make them easier to read since reaching the delicate age where I require bifocals unquote true enough, and the information you provided can't be re-disseminated often enough, but i was referring to the inline rendering of ALT text when image rendering is turned off--to my knowledge tooltip generation is suppressed when image loading is turned off... that being said, i agree that tooltips are a positive boon to a large segment of users, and control over tooltip size is an important issue (and, i would argue, a requirement for UAAG compliance), but exposition of ALT via a tooltip is an implementation decision, and not something defined by the HTML/XHTML specs... gregory.
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