- From: Charles F. Munat <chas@munat.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 08:14:18 -0800
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
For most people, however, tags are those things between angle brackets, so I do think it is confusing. I don't think it's that hard to say "elements" and "attributes" and to make a clear distinction. The tag, really, is just half an element (usually). But I think this was written in the context of the new FAQ, in which case, as I've already pointed out, precision is vital. Charles F. Munat Seattle, Washington Jon Hanna wrote: >>Can somebody explain me what an alt tag is? Is there something >>like <alt>blablabla</alt>?? And how to use this correctly?? >>In the faq I also read about an alt tag.. >> > > It's reasonable to speak of an alt tag. "tag" in a general context can mean > any signifier, and hence would include the alt attribute. > > Imprecise language can be a nuisance though, or deeply irritating (people > using "hacker" to mean people who break into computer systems without > authorisation being my pet peeve of the week). > > > >
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