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Disabling <ALT>
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:03 am
by Shendemiar
Is it possible to disable the alt behaviour by html or javascript means?
I know entering "" for description might do some good, but is there a better method?
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:08 am
by feyd
you want to disable the alt information while the page is loaded, but not immediately, is this correct? That'd have to be done through Javascript.
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:18 am
by Shendemiar
feyd wrote:you want to disable the alt information while the page is loaded, but not immediately, is this correct? That'd have to be done through Javascript.
Sorry once again, i was in hurry...
I ment the alt property in a href tag. Mouseover description of links.
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:21 am
by feyd
I think you're talking about the url that gets shown in the status bar?
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<a href="whatever" onmouseover="window.status='';">whatever</a>
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 9:14 am
by Shendemiar
feyd wrote:I think you're talking about the url that gets shown in the status bar?
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<a href="whatever" onmouseover="window.status='';">whatever</a>
Upps... It's not standard browser behaviour. IE doesnt shot that alt tag al all. Opera does. OK this is the last time i wrote something from work while i aint on my own computer testing things properly before asking.
Opera shows similiar box for links that IE shows for images that have alt description.
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:10 am
by AngusL
IE does support ALT as far as I'm aware <a href="
www.devnetwork.net" alt="Click Here!">A link.</a>
If you don't want alt text for a link...don't put it in when yor write the webpage? If that's what you mean, but I doubt it.

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:38 pm
by Shendemiar
I have forced alt-like behaviour in opera for mouse over url's
That's what i like to disable, by some other means than adding alt=""
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:44 pm
by timvw
The alt (alternative) is used when the image can not be loaded.
The title attribute is the one that will give you a tooltip.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:39 am
by Shendemiar
Opera seems to make tooltip box for any link in the page. Kind of annoying...
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:21 am
by wwwapu
You can disable tooltips from Opera by Työkalut--Asetukset--Ikkunat--Vihjetekstit käytössä in finnish and in english somethin like Tools--preferences---windows--- tooltips?