[thelist] Critique please (http://squalidnet.port5.com)
rudy limeback
r937 at interlog.com
Sun Aug 13 13:50:02 CDT 2000
>> While you're doing that, throw in some title attributes
>> on your links (text and image).
>
>could someone explain what this does? Sorry....
hi dave
short version: tool tip
long version:
Values of the title attribute may be rendered by user agents
in a variety of ways. For instance, visual browsers frequently
display the title as a "tool tip" (a short message that appears
when the pointing device pauses over an object). Audio user
agents may speak the title information in a similar context.
For example, setting the attribute on a link allows user agents
(visual and non-visual) to tell users about the nature of the
linked resource:
...some text...
Here's a photo of
<A href="http://someplace.com/neatstuff.gif"
title="Me scuba diving">me scuba diving last summer</A>
...some more text...
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/global.html#idx-title-2
rudy.limeback
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