- From: Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 11:08:20 -0400 ()
- To: jaap van lelieveld <Jaap.van.Lelieveld@inter.NL.net>
- cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, jaap van lelieveld wrote: > Make sure the ALT-attribut for HTML 4.0 and beyond will be used > for an ALTernate description of an object both in old elements > (like IMG) and new ones (like OBJECT). Let other objectives use > specific attributes (see "tool tip" remarks earlier). The OBJECT element doesn't include an alt attribute since the content of the OBJECT element is used as the fallback. This allows for rich text descriptions to be given in place including regular HTML elements such as paragraphs, lists and hypertext links. The title attribute can be used for a one-liner description of the OBJECT and would normally be used on gui's as a tooltip for the object. Regards, -- Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org> http://www.w3.org/People/Raggett phone: +44 122 578 2984 (or 2521) +44 385 320 444 (gsm mobile) World Wide Web Consortium (on assignment from HP Labs)
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