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CPrompt
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: there...no..there.....
Insane since: May 2001

IP logged posted posted 04-30-2008 21:23 Edit Quote

I've been looking but can't find anything, yet. Is there a way that I can have the alt attribute and not have IE display it as a stupid tooltip?

Thanks in advance!

Later,

C:\

HZR
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Cold Sweden
Insane since: Jul 2002

IP logged posted posted 04-30-2008 21:36 Edit Quote

Adding a title="" might help. I don't have IE available to check though.

poi
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Norway
Insane since: Jun 2002

IP logged posted posted 04-30-2008 21:38 Edit Quote

HZR: I doubt it. IE got alt and title mixed for years. OTOH I wonder if recent-ish versions of IE get them right for pages ins strict mode.

CPrompt
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: there...no..there.....
Insane since: May 2001

IP logged posted posted 04-30-2008 21:58 Edit Quote
quote:

poi said:

OTOH I wonder if recent-ish versions of IE get them right for pages ins strict mode.




No they didn't. I have a page in Strict mode. putting alt="" does the trick for IE and keep it validated. I guess that will have to do.

Later,

C:\

camp185
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Jun 2008

IP logged posted posted 06-05-2008 21:27 Edit Quote

Why are you trying to hide the alt text from popping up? If you don't want it, just don't include it. If you are trying to be W3C compliant you are kind of defeating the purpose of it by hiding it. If you are trying to get a search engine to work for you, you will probably need more help than alt text keywords.

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