- From: Abigail <abigail@tungsten.gn.iaf.nl>
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 11:09:44 +0200 (MET DST)
- To: www-html@w3.org
You, Heikki Vesalainen wrote: ++ ++ I just had this idea: ++ ++ Many browsers (like netscape and mosaic) show the address of a ++ link (http://....) in the bottom bar (or where ever) when you move ++ the mouse pointer on top of them. ++ ++ Wouldn't it be nice if instead they showd a small description of ++ the link? So when you move your pointer over a link, you wouldn't ++ see the http://... thing, but a small text like "this is a link to ++ my homepage." Netscape 2.0 and up has that feature using JavaScript, and I hate it. I _want_ to know the address where a link leads to; and the description of the link should be the content of the anchor. ++ This would be practical e.g with icon links (that are not allways ++ 100% clear). (And don't start discussing about icon clearness and how ++ you should use them) ++ ++ It could be like this ++ ++ <A HREF="http://www.clinet.fi/~wes" DESC="A link to my homepage"> ++ <IMG SRC="a_picture_of_me.gif"></A> I very much prefer <a href = "..."><img src = "...">A link to my homepage</a>. It makes a lot more sense, and also works for browsers without a status bar. Oh, and the best thing: you don't need changes in HTML for it. ++ The other way to do this would be to show the ALT part of the IMG when ++ ever the mouse pointer was moved on top of a one. Not really as that isn't the task of alt. Alt is to be used to give an alternative text for the picture, not a description of the link in case the image is used as an anchor. Abigail -- <URL: http://www.edbo.com/abigail/>
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