> ... a spacer image should have the alt attribute but with no > description because it is a meaningless image. So the proper tag is > <img scr="spacer.gif" height="1px" width="50px" alt=" ">
there is a slight difference between a null or empty attribute (NOT tag -- i feel like i'm swimming against the current, though) and one that contains a space, as in the example above some browsers (netscape 4+ i think) will show no tooltip for the empty alt, but *will* show a tooltip if there's a space, although of course there's nothing in it, it's just the tooltip box nevertheless, it could be disconcerting to get a blank tooltip box when you happen to mouse over a spacer gif which shouldn't really matter, since tooltips aren't really what the alt attribute is for anyway, but as a good web developer, you want to minimize the number of whoopsies your code produces better to use an empty string, not a single space the good news is that apparently aural browsers ignore both the empty string alt and one with a space rudy ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
