Posted by Jukka K. Korpela on 11/16/05 23:47

Dylan Parry <usenet@dylanparry.com> wrote:

> You're on the right path using the /title/ attribute

I doubt that.

It is supposed to specify an advisory title. In practice, most people will
see a tooltip if they happen to mouse over the word. So what? Many of them
will be puzzled. Many people won't see the tooltip, or will see it in too
tiny a font (no, _you_ can't set the font size of tooltips, except on your
own computer, and most people don't know about this). Many people who could
see it won't see since they have no reason to move around with the mouse, or
maybe they have no mouse.

If it's anything essential, it should be served in a much more reliable way.
If it isn't, why would you include it?

The title attribute might be suitable for special occasions. Most authors
simply cannot use it properly, and should stay away from it, except perhaps
for links.

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