Re: Set or lengthen the Time-Out on an image ALT tag or workaround?
On Dec 24, 2007 1:18 AM, ismail cassiem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I need help please! I have fields with images next to them used as tooltips, I'm using the ALT but the problem io have the users have lenthy text they want to display over the images. The ALT works fine but it time-out which does not allow users to read the full tooltip text! Is there a way i can set the lenght or a workaround or another way? you're trying to use an attribute that's not meant to be a true tool tip as a tool tip. if you want a tooltip, check a site like dynamicdrive.com or one of the many jQuery tooltip plugins: http://www.codylindley.com/blogstuff/js/jtip/ -- Scientists tell us that the fastest animal on earth, with a top speed of 120 feet per second, is a cow that has been dropped out of a helicopter. - Dave Barry ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:295319 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Set or lengthen the Time-Out on an image ALT tag or workaround?
you're trying to use an attribute that's not meant to be a true tool tip as a tool tip. if you want a tooltip, check a site like dynamicdrive.com or one of the many jQuery tooltip plugins: http://www.codylindley.com/blogstuff/js/jtip/ and/or use the title attribute on the image in addition to the alt tag -- title actually is intended to be a tool tip, although depending on your users, it may still crop part of the text. I don't know where different browsers clip the attributes, but I'd guess there's a good chance they'll allow a longer title than alt. But I know I've seen them cut title attributes short too. ike -- s. isaac dealey ^ new epoch isn't it time for a change? ph: 503.236.3691 http://onTap.riaforge.org ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:295327 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Set or lengthen the Time-Out on an image ALT tag or workaround?
On Dec 24, 2007 1:20 PM, s. isaac dealey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you're trying to use an attribute that's not meant to be a true tool tip as a tool tip. if you want a tooltip, check a site like dynamicdrive.com or one of the many jQuery tooltip plugins: http://www.codylindley.com/blogstuff/js/jtip/ and/or use the title attribute on the image in addition to the alt tag -- title actually is intended to be a tool tip, although depending on your users, it may still crop part of the text. I don't know where different browsers clip the attributes, but I'd guess there's a good chance they'll allow a longer title than alt. But I know I've seen them cut title attributes short too. I think the title attribute times out the same as the alt attribute (but i do agree that it's the more correct option of the 2 choices). I suggested the js solution because he was apparently looking for a popup tooltip that persisted for a longer period of time. I don't think title will do that for him (?) -- Scientists tell us that the fastest animal on earth, with a top speed of 120 feet per second, is a cow that has been dropped out of a helicopter. - Dave Barry ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:295328 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Set or lengthen the Time-Out on an image ALT tag or workaround?
I think the title attribute times out the same as the alt attribute (but i do agree that it's the more correct option of the 2 choices). I suggested the js solution because he was apparently looking for a popup tooltip that persisted for a longer period of time. I don't think title will do that for him (?) Oh maybe I was confused... There seemed to be a mild language barrier issue and I was inferring (maybe incorrectly) that time out was being used to describe the character limit, rather than the actual display duration, simply because he mentioned the users wanting to enter lots of text and not being able to read it all. But ja, any number of options aside from alt. Title may not get them any closer to what they really want, so the js may be what works for them. I honestly have no idea how the browsers determine how long the alt or title text displays or how many characters to show -- although I do know IE has a setting for always expand alt text which seems to imply that there are situations in which the alt text is just omitted. I'm guessing that's not the case with title. -- s. isaac dealey ^ new epoch isn't it time for a change? ph: 503.236.3691 http://onTap.riaforge.org ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:295330 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
