Re: [SEC508] alt attributes using Firefox on two sites

[William R Williams <wrwilliams@fs.fed.us>]

Briefly, the difference results from use of the title attribute in addition
to the alt attribute.

Unlike Internet Explorer, Firefox does not display the alt as a typical
'tooltip'; yet that does not mean the alt statement is not read by AT
devices. The W3C site assigns a value to the title attribute in the anchor
tag (i.e., <a title="">), which is displayed like a tootltip, and the it
also uses the img alt. The Access Board site does not employ this strategy,
just the img alt.

========================
Bill Williams
Communications Specialist
USDA Forest Service, Region 5
707.562.9005
wrwilliams@fs.fed.us
========================


                                                                           
             "Barrett, Don"                                                
             <Don.Barrett@ed.g                                             
             ov>                                                        To 
             Sent by:                  "Sec508 \(E-mail\)"                 
             sec508-admin@trac         <sec508@trace.wisc.edu>             
             e.wisc.edu                                                 cc 
                                                                           
                                                                   Subject 
             12/19/2005 09:04          [SEC508] alt attributes using       
             AM                        Firefox on two sites                
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           




I have had an interesting inquiry from someone who is using Firefox and
they say that the alt tags aren't showing up for the site
www.access-board.gov, yet when the individual goes to the site
http://www.w3.org/WAI/
the alt attributes show up.  I have no idea if they are using AT or not.
Does anyone know if FF responds differently than IE to alt attributes?


Don Barrett
Section 508 Coordinator
U.S. Department of Education
(202)-205-8245
don.barrett@ed.gov


_______________________________________________
SEC508 mailing list
SEC508@trace.wisc.edu
http://trace.wisc.edu:8080/mailman/listinfo/sec508