[wp-testers] Title= versus Alt=

Les Bessant les at lcb.me.uk
Fri Mar 21 09:43:53 GMT 2008


On 21 Mar 2008, at 09:31, DD32 wrote:
>
> It depends on the browser as to what is shown.
> Alt seems to generally be shown as alternate text, not as a hover  
> over.
> The title arrtibute is used for on-hover tooltips.
>
> Be nice for both to be added.

+1 for that, for maximum browser compatibility. Alt is used for hover  
over in IE6 and below, and that still accounts for a huge percentage  
of web users. While using title is more "correct", we should account  
for what people are actually using...

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