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Re: Long URLs in HREFs

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From: Bill Mason
Date: Oct 30, 2002 2:20PM

At 01:15 PM 10/30/2002, Mark Rew wrote:
>Yes, These long urls will be a problem for Jaws. It would be more meaningful
>to put descriptive text in a alt- attribute. Maybe, copy what is in the
>title= attribute.
>
>Thus, you will have something like:
><a href=http://www.longurl alt-"title info" title="info">...</a>
>
>The alt= attribute can also be used with an <img> element.

But ALT cannot be used with an <A> element. Invalid HTML. TITLE should be
used.

Bill Mason
Accessible Internet
<EMAIL REMOVED>
http://www.accessibleinter.net/



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