Re: FN-FORUM: accessibility

date posted 28th January 2005 18:10

On 28 Jan 2005 16:35:18 -0000, Paul Evans
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>On 28 Jan 2005, at 14:24, sylvia wrote:
>> 'Create link phrases that make sense when read out of context/'
>
>This means there is nothing to distinguish a link from other links in=20
>the page.

A common problem with alt text is that IE renders alt text as a "tool =
tip"
when moused over. Wrongly. But designers come to rely on this. That
function is properly provided by the "title" parameter, and even IE =
doesn't
use the alt if there's a title. So, in a typical link, the alt should =
have
a value like "link to homepage", and the title should contain the =
"tooltip"
text, e.g. "Go back to the homepage". It's the alt text that a
screenreader will render.
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Marc Wilson

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