- From: Loretta Guarino Reid <lorettaguarino@google.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:21:22 -0700
- To: Makoto Ueki <makoto.ueki@gmail.com>
- Cc: public-comments-wcag20@w3.org
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:23 AM, <makoto.ueki@gmail.com> wrote: > Name: Makoto Ueki > Email: makoto.ueki@gmail.com > Affiliation: JIS Working Group > Document: TD > Item Number: H24 > Part of Item: User Agent Notes > Comment Type: technical > Summary of Issue: Display alt text on mouse-over? > Comment (Including rationale for any proposed change): > User Agent and Assistive Technology Support Notes reads: > > > > "For example, Internet Explorer will display the alt text on mouse-over if there is no title text, Firefox and Opera only display the title text on mouse-over and do not use the alt attribute text for this purpose. Thus, to ensure the alt attribute text is visible on mouse-over, the same text should be used on the title attribute." > > > > Alt text is text alternative for non-text content and not meant to be displayed on tooltip. Firefox and Opera are correct. This description can mislead readers. Actually many authors misuse alt attribute for tooltip on mouse-over and its alt text can't be text alternative. > > Proposed Change: > Remove this part. > ================================ Response from the Working Group ================================ Thank you. We will remove the text you reference in the next update to the techniques document. Loretta Guarino Reid, WCAG WG Co-Chair Gregg Vanderheiden, WCAG WG Co-Chair Michael Cooper, WCAG WG Staff Contact On behalf of the WCAG Working Group
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