- From: Daniel Dardailler <danield@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997 15:54:29 +0200
- To: Al Gilman <asgilman@access.digex.net>
- cc: w3c-wai-wg@w3.org
Al wrote:
> They are both inappropriate. The ALT text should be
>
> W3C Projects Status
and
> The anchor content should advise you what is at the far end of the
> link.
Shouldn't the TITLE attribute convey the information about the
destination of a link ?
I'd rather separate the meaning of the image from the meaning of its
application in a particular context using different attributes.
e.g
<IMG SRC="w3clogo.png" ALT="W3C logo">
is one thing
and
<A HREF="http://www.w3.org" TITLE="W3C Projects Status">
<IMG SRC="w3clogo.png" ALT="W3C logo">
</A>
(TITLE is now a core attributes in Cougar but was in A since day one)
> If this image were not the content of a link, but used to frame
> the signature section of the page, the ALT text is better "W3C"
> and not "W3C logo" if the browser is Lynx. In Netscape with the
> graphics turned off, I might prefer "W3C logo." In speech, ...?
You realize of course that it's better not to depend on a particular
browser, but could explain why one is better in one context.
Received on Monday, 9 June 1997 09:56:42 UTC