 Stupid browser, V7
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
I’d like you to hover your mouse pointer over the mugshot on the left. What does the tooltip text say?
- Ivan’s blog posts
- You are using a stupid browser
If it’s the former, congratulations on using a smart browser. If it’s the latter, then I know you’re using Internet Explorer, even though you might be on the latest version.
From the HTML 4.01 Specification, Objects, Images, and Applets:
“The alt attribute specifies alternate text that is rendered when the image cannot be displayed (see below for information on how to specify alternate text ). User agents must render alternate text when they cannot support images, they cannot support a certain image type or when they are configured not to display images.”
So, is anyone else other than Microsoft confused by this? It seems pretty simple to me: Your browser will either show the image or the alt text, but never both.
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Well, I get neither of those and I'm using Safari (Windows). So, is my browser stupid or smart?
Safari does display the title attribute text, but they put it in the status bar at the bottom, instead of in a tooltip, like everyone else. If you can't see it, use Ctrl+/ to make it visible. Other than just wanting to remain quirky, I don't know of any reason why Apple chose to use this design apprach.