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@cootheadSep 29.2006 — #Hi there cherman25,
IE renders the 'alt attribute' incorrectly. :eek:
The purpose of this attribute is to display image information for those who do not have access to the image for whatever reason.
You should use the 'title attribute' to supply the additional information in compliant browsers like Firefox and Opera. ?
[i]coothead[/i]
@NogDogSep 29.2006 — #Just in case it's not obvious to you from the above two replies, the best practice is to use both the "alt" and "title" attributes when you want the tooltip type of thing:
For an image that you do NOT want to have a tooltip:
alt tags not showing in Mozilla
[FONT=Comic Sans MS]A client of mine has noticed that the alt tags on an image map at [URL=http://www.washnsave.com/nys_imagemap.html]www.washnsave.com
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@cootheadSep 29.2006 — #Hi there cherman25,IE renders the 'alt attribute' incorrectly. :eek:
The purpose of this attribute is to display image information for those who do not have access to the image for whatever reason.
You should use the 'title attribute' to supply the additional information in compliant browsers like Firefox and Opera. ?
[i]coothead[/i]
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@NogDogSep 29.2006 — #Just in case it's not obvious to you from the above two replies, the best practice is to use both the "alt" and "title" attributes when you want the tooltip type of thing:<i>
</i><img alt="text if image is not displayable" title="tooltip text" src="/images/img.png">
For an image that you do NOT want to have a tooltip:
<i>
</i><img alt="text if image is not displayable" title="" src="/images/img.png">