busy writing out by hand 100 times "alt" is an attribute of the <img> tag ----- Original Message ----- From: "rudy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 4:10 PM Subject: [wdvltalk] RE: Alt tag question
: > ... 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% : : --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.456 / Virus Database: 256 - Release Date: 18/02/03 ____ • 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]
