- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 05:22:19 -0500 (EST)
- To: Jim Ley <jim@jibbering.com>
- cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Yes, having alt available is a great thing. Having the choice of alt, title, or the stuff on both an image and a link is even cooler. It is only assuimng that the alt attribute specifies a tooltip, and ought to be used as a tooltip might, which is a bad idea. cheers Chaals On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Jim Ley wrote: <kynn-eda@idyllmtn.com> > Rebecca wrote: > > So I get requests to put long, descriptive alt text on images used as > > links - even those for navigation! :( > > You can (and possibly "should") use JavaScript and/or CSS to pop up > tooltip text on mouseovers. Alt should never be used for tooltips; > the two are completely different types of information. Yet having ALT available on tooltip is invaluable to me, and it is encouraged by UAAG (in the "allow alternative content to be displayed simultaneously with the content so as to aid understanding.) Jim. -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +1 617 258 5999 Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France)
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