Re: HTML "alt" tag in Webmasters and Developers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r8717185 en Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:32:25 EDT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:32:25 EDT Re: HTML "alt" tag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8719545 Nutty Hiker : The man knows of what he speaks! Why is it that people neglect the TITLE attribute?

said by justin See Profile:
The correct way to create tooltips over anything is TITLE=
ALT= is for text browsers for images only.

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ALT= is for text browsers for images only.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8717185 Sun, 07 Dec 2003 16:35:47 EDT Re: HTML "alt" tag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8716918 Big_D : No problem, glad its working for you.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8716918 Sun, 07 Dec 2003 16:09:04 EDT Re: HTML "alt" tag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8711912 TexasGuy : Yeah, in IE it works. Thanks.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8711912 Sun, 07 Dec 2003 00:00:03 EDT Re: HTML "alt" tag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8711877 anthrorules :
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The purpose of the ALT tag is to provide a description of the image for text-based browsers.


Not only for text-based browsers, but also for those people who disable graphics in their GUI-based browsers, and also for people with visual impairments.

Check out the following website:

»www.section508.gov/
»www.w3.org/WAI/

You could consider using the longdesc attribute, which would allow you to provide a formatted description of the images in your web pages.
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<img src="" alt="test
test">

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You want the truth? You can't handle the truth! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8711585 Sat, 06 Dec 2003 23:21:04 EDT Re: HTML "alt" tag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8711582 rjackson : I don't think so.

The purpose of the ALT tag is to provide a description of the image for text-based browsers.

It's a shot in the dark, but you might try a "\n" inside your alt tag and see if that does it. I highly doubt it though.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8711582 Sat, 06 Dec 2003 23:20:43 EDT HTML "alt" tag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8711526 TexasGuy : Is it possible to include in HTML ALT tag something to force it to break line?
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