Posted by cwdjrxyz on 06/01/07 07:47

On Jun 1, 2:02 am, "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorp...@cs.tut.fi> wrote:
> Scripsit cwdjrxyz:
>
> > Perhaps a working example will also help.
>
> So why don't you give one?
>
> > Go to the pagehttp://winefaq.hostexcellence.com/. Note the image at the
> > bottom and
> > the alt that goes with it.
>
> The alt text repeats the image caption. While that might be the least of
> evils in some cases, it's hardly a working example of anything.
>
> > Click ENTER to go to the next page
>
> So you referred us to a pointless splash page. How about a working example
> of something?

If you like pages that are mainly text, fine for you. However the
entry page gives a brief statement about what the site is about. Below
it cycles at random many pictures of great interest to lovers of fine
wine. Seeing pictures of some very rare wines such as 1978 Romanee-
Conti and DRC Montrachet, or the legendary true Tokaji Eszencia from
the 1800s is of interest to many who like fine wine. It attracts them
to read further by clicking the entry button. The net is now exploding
into multi media. Some like that, and some do not. I find a place for
it on a site such as this. I really care nothing about your opinion,
to which you are entitled.

> > with links buttons and see how I wrote the alt for the buttons.

> They are idiotic. Metaphorically speaking. Apologies to idiots; they cannot
> help being idiots, but you could stop writing idiotic alt texts.

I just laugh at your apparent attempted insults. Why should I care
what you think. I like buttons for a site such as this. I am hardly an
idiot, as I received a PhD in physical chemistry at only 24 and have
published in the area in top peer reviewed international scientific
journals.

> "go button 1a" helps nobody. It's even more foolish than it looks like,
> since it's a link, so its alt text is effectively the link text. How useful
> do you expect such link texts to be?
>
> You could simply change the questions themselves into links and leave out
> the stupid buttons.

I am quite aware of how to use a text link and would do so if I wanted
to. I need no instructions from you.

I have reached a time in life when I don't care much what others
think. No matter what you do, you can not please everyone all of the
time, I do what I think best. I am not at all upset. You should see
some of the difficult people I have had to deal with over the years -
journal referees, journal editors, and government bureaucrats, among
others. You soon have a fairly tough skin after dealing with some of
these. How about showing us some of your best web pages in the style
you like to write. You appear to have been writing pages for a long
time, and many, including myself, might benefit by viewing the code.

> --
> Jukka K. Korpela ("Yucca")http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/

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