- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 20:49:46 -0700
- To: "Benjamin J. Simpson" <bsimpson@arc.nasa.gov>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
At 5:16 PM -0700 7/12/00, Benjamin J. Simpson wrote: >ALT TAGS >Q: What alt tag should a graphic link that represents text have? >(ie, home.gif - a gif that is the word 'home') >A1: The alt tag text is the same as the graphical text. (alt="Home") >A2: The alt tag provides alternative content. The text provides a >more detail about what the link points at. (alt="Yahoo's home page") I agree with (I think) you, Benjamin. Here's how to do what's suggested above: <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/" title="Yahoo's home page"> <img src="home.gif" alt="Home" /> </a> The title attribute should be used whenever you want to convey that extra bit of human-readable information about what a link (of any kind) is going to do. The alt describes the _image_, the title (on the a tag) describes the _link_. This has the extra advantage of providing a tool tip for the link on many browsers. -- -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com> http://www.kynn.com/
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