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Re: Title Attribute (was Re: IMG with a caption?)

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From: Mary Martinson Grossnickle
Date: Mar 11, 2005 5:31PM


JF wrote:
> > First, using the Title attribute exclusively to produce a "tool
> tip" is both
> > a misuse of the Title attribute, and a dangerous way of thinking, as it
> > leaves me with the impression that it is being done to convey
> information
> > that would not be present any other way - and that's even "wronger".

Thank you for making this point, which is something I've been trying to
convey to a client who is using exclusively because they claim that
Netscape does not read alt text. Could it be that Netscape _does_ read alt
text, but the screen reader they're using for testing is set to only read
?

I do understand your point below:
> List members should be reminded that there *are* more
> than 2 browsers on the market today, and developing web content for
specific
> browser behaviour is a slippery slope and should be strongly discouraged.

However, since we encourage testing with several browsers, we need to be
aware of how different browsers act. So I'm wondering about whether Netscape
reads alt text.
Thanks,
Mary