August 20, 2009 at 07:04IE 8 doesn't show alt text in tooltip
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One of the advantages of browser IE 8 is that in standard mode (standards mode) it is no longer displays the text alt tooltip. Earlier versions of Internet Explorer showed this text when you hovered over an image - and this behavior led many people to misunderstand the alt attribute and write bad alt texts.
It's good that they fixed it now, and that IE 8 now behaves like other browsers. The flip side to this is that you may need to explain to customers why their prompts have disappeared. At the same time, tell them about writing good alt texts and that they should use the title attribute if they want a clue. However, also make sure that youdo not put title information essential to the reader in the title attributes .
It's good that they fixed it now, and that IE 8 now behaves like other browsers. The flip side to this is that you may need to explain to customers why their prompts have disappeared. At the same time, tell them about writing good alt texts and that they should use the title attribute if they want a clue. However, also make sure that youdo not put title information essential to the reader in the title attributes .