Posted by nn on 03/29/06 23:12

> Alt is an _attribute_, not a tag.
* Thank you David for correcting me, you are right.

>> A few days ago I discovered that, when I place the arrow on an image,
>> that
>> the alt text (describing what you see for those who do not want to load
>> images) does not appear any more.
>
> Most browsers don't display alt text when the mouse is pointing at images.
> The purpose of alt text is to be displayed *instead* of the image if it
> can't be displayed.
>
> IE is about the only exception.

* It has worked fine until a few days ago.

>> Neither does the window with the save as, larger, smaller, etc function
>> (which also appears when you place the arrow on an image).
>
> Also an IE specific feature. It can be disabled by web authors through the
> use of meta data, or a (non-standard and proprietary) attribute on the
> image.
* I use the ALT attribute on my own website, so I know it should be
displayed. Others still see the Alt text.

I believe the browser has a preference to turn it off too.
* It might be that it somehow was turned off but then my next question is:
do you happen to know where I can turn it on again?

Nolly

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