[thelist] re alt tags google vs accessability

David Dorward evolt at david.us-lot.org
Mon Mar 3 07:47:01 CST 2003


On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 10:52:44 +0000, Geoff Sheridan wrote:
><h1><a href="/"><img src="logo.png" alt="My Company"></a></h1>
>
> I like this solution. But why not use the title attribute?
> The image and the link are separate elements. Label them appropriately:
> <h1><a href="/" title="Back to home page"><img src="logo.png" alt="My
> Company"></a></h1>

Even better, but it makes the assumption that the user has been to the
homepage already.

Perhaps: title="Go to home page" or title="Home page"

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