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From: Martin IACAMPO Jr
Date: Tue, Jul 31 2001 9:02PM
Subject: ALT tags for text links
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Exa
Hello,
Does anyone know whether it's possible to add ALT tags to text elements on a web page? I'm sure I heard of a way to do this, but can no longer remember and all searches are fruitless.
Regards,
martino

From: Kynn Bartlett
Date: Tue, Jul 31 2001 9:14AM
Subject: Re: ALT tags for text links
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At 07:44 AM 7/31/2001 , Martin IACAMPO Jr wrote:
>Does anyone know whether it's possible to add ALT tags to text elements on a web page? I'm sure I heard of a way to do this, but can no longer remember and all searches are fruitless.

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would love to hear what you have to say about web accessibility.

In other words -- use the "title" tag to add additional, human-readable
information to your links.
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From: tklm
Date: Tue, Jul 31 2001 10:00AM
Subject: Re: ALT tags for text links
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Kynn wrote:
> At 07:44 AM 7/31/2001 , Martin IACAMPO Jr wrote:
> >Does anyone know whether it's possible to add ALT tags to text elements
on a web page? I'm sure I heard of a way to do this, but can no longer
remember and all searches are fruitless.
>
> 
> This mail was written by
> <a title="Go to Kynn's page" href="http://kynn.com/">
> Kynn Bartlett.
> </a>
> <a title="Send email to Kynn" href="mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ">
> Kynn
> </a>
> would love to hear what you have to say about web accessibility.
> 
>
> In other words -- use the "title" tag to add additional, human-readable
> information to your links.
And if you want to add a title to plain text, you can use:
This text has a title.
John Farrie
Accessibility by Design
"Design for accessibility and everyone can benefit"
http://accessibilitybydesign.co.uk

From: Glenda Watson Hyatt
Date: Mon, Jul 31 2000 11:56PM
Subject: Re: ALT tags for text links
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Kynn, that is a neat tip. And screen readers do read the title? Does it
also show up when tabbing?
Cheers,
Glenda
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>
> 
> This mail was written by
> <a title="Go to Kynn's page" href="http://kynn.com/">
> Kynn Bartlett.
> </a>
> <a title="Send email to Kynn" href="mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ">
> Kynn
> </a>
> would love to hear what you have to say about web accessibility.
> 
>
> In other words -- use the "title" tag to add additional, human-readable
> information to your links.
>
> --
> Kynn Bartlett < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > http://kynn.com/
> Technical Developer Liaison, Reef http://www.reef.com/
> Chief Technologist, Idyll Mountain Internet http://idyllmtn.com/
> Online Instructor, Accessible Web Design http://kynn.com/+d201
>
>

From: Cheryl Kirkpatrick
Date: Tue, Jul 31 2001 12:57AM
Subject: Re: ALT tags for text links
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I also wondered if screen readers read the title so I tried a little
experiment. I added title tags that were different from the content and then
read the page with Jaws. It was inconsistent. For some links it read the
title tag but did not for others. They are helpful, but I would not want to
depend on them.
Glenda Watson Hyatt wrote:
> Kynn, that is a neat tip. And screen readers do read the title? Does it
> also show up when tabbing?
>
> Cheers,
> Glenda
>
> *********
> Glenda Watson Hyatt
> Soaring Eagle Communications
> "Creating freedom and power through accessible communications"
> E Mail: mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> Website: http://www.eaglecom.bc.ca
> Want to know how to make your website accessible to more people?
> Subscribe to our FREE newsletter by emailing
> mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
>
> *********
>
> >
> > 
> > This mail was written by
> > <a title="Go to Kynn's page" href="http://kynn.com/">
> > Kynn Bartlett.
> > </a>
> > <a title="Send email to Kynn" href="mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ">
> > Kynn
> > </a>
> > would love to hear what you have to say about web accessibility.
> > 
> >
> > In other words -- use the "title" tag to add additional, human-readable
> > information to your links.
> >
> > --
> > Kynn Bartlett < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > http://kynn.com/
> > Technical Developer Liaison, Reef http://www.reef.com/
> > Chief Technologist, Idyll Mountain Internet http://idyllmtn.com/
> > Online Instructor, Accessible Web Design http://kynn.com/+d201
> >
> >
--
Cheryl Kirkpatrick
Web Administrator/
Information Technology Librarian
South Carolina State Library
http://www.state.sc.us/scsl/
Telephone: 803.734.5831

From: Glenda Watson Hyatt
Date: Tue, Jul 31 2001 1:13PM
Subject: Re: ALT tags for text links
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Thanks Cheryl, that's good to know.
Does anyone know of a comparison of screen readers, showing what they do
support and how? That would be a handy resource.
Cheers,
Glenda
>
> I also wondered if screen readers read the title so I tried a little
> experiment. I added title tags that were different from the
> content and then
> read the page with Jaws. It was inconsistent. For some links it read the
> title tag but did not for others. They are helpful, but I would
> not want to
> depend on them.
>
> Glenda Watson Hyatt wrote:
>
> > Kynn, that is a neat tip. And screen readers do read the
> title? Does it
> > also show up when tabbing?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Glenda
> >
> > *********
> > Glenda Watson Hyatt
> > Soaring Eagle Communications
> > "Creating freedom and power through accessible communications"
> > E Mail: mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> > Website: http://www.eaglecom.bc.ca
> > Want to know how to make your website accessible to more people?
> > Subscribe to our FREE newsletter by emailing
> > mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> >
> > *********
> >
> > >
> > > 
> > > This mail was written by
> > > <a title="Go to Kynn's page" href="http://kynn.com/">
> > > Kynn Bartlett.
> > > </a>
> > > <a title="Send email to Kynn" href="mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ">
> > > Kynn
> > > </a>
> > > would love to hear what you have to say about web accessibility.
> > > 
> > >
> > > In other words -- use the "title" tag to add additional,
> human-readable
> > > information to your links.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Kynn Bartlett < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > http://kynn.com/
> > > Technical Developer Liaison, Reef http://www.reef.com/
> > > Chief Technologist, Idyll Mountain Internet http://idyllmtn.com/
> > > Online Instructor, Accessible Web Design http://kynn.com/+d201
> > >
> > >
>
> --
> Cheryl Kirkpatrick
> Web Administrator/
> Information Technology Librarian
> South Carolina State Library
> http://www.state.sc.us/scsl/
> Telephone: 803.734.5831
>
>
>

From: Reidy Brown
Date: Tue, Jul 31 2001 2:17PM
Subject: Re: ALT tags for text links
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I think this is settable in Jaws. You can choose whether to read the title
or the content of the link or the longest of the two. (Look at the
Configuration Manager, then HTML Options.)
Reidy Brown
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From: Gruden, Roxanne (NE)
Date: Tue, Jul 31 2001 2:21PM
Subject: Re: ALT tags for text links
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Date: Tue, Jul 31 2001 2:26PM
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