- From: Colin F Reynolds <colin@nospam.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 23:39:49 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
In article <D70342829C12D2119D0700805FBECA2F75F34F@RED-MSG-55>, Charles (Chuck) Oppermann <chuckop@microsoft.com> writes ><< >>All throughout graphical user interfaces, ToolTips are used to provide >>textual representations of graphical objects. > >No... all through GUIs, tootips are used to provide ADDITIONAL >INFORMATION about graphical objects. >>> > >I do not agree. Hovering over a printer icon shows a ToolTip that says >"Print". In Windows 98, hovering over the [X] button of a windows shows a >ToolTip that says "Close". Windows, being a GUI, does not have an imageless mode :) Thus there can be no equivalent of ALT text in that environment. Tooltips are generally associated with a time delay so that the user's display is not unnecessarily cluttered. Thus what you see as a "textual representation" *is* in fact additional information, which is only made available if the user requires it. Appropriate behaviour in Windows does not necessarily translate directly to other media. > If you really want to >see the behavior changed, work in the User Agent group and get it added to >the guidelines. Having a end-less argument on the Interest Group list does >no good. At least we agree on that ;) So many lists, so little life :( Best Wishes -- Colin Reynolds, The Net Effect (World Wide) Ltd http://www.the-net-effect.com/ Tel: +44 (0)1246 450 901 Fax: +44 (0)1246 450 902
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