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David Bartosik

2005-12-12, 7:06 pm

Thanks DavidF for all your work researching this matter. Just an FYI, I
suspect we can't really say it's "broken" as technically it is doing what
it's supposed to. The ALT text is clearly in the html code and thus will be
used for it's purpose. The purpose of ALT text is that it be read by browsers
for the sight-impaired. A sight-impaired browser reads the ALT text out to
the sight-impaired page visitor to inform them of an image and it's purpose.
It is not intended to be used as a "caption" to a picture. Depending on that
is frankly bad web design practice. It is up to the browser to render that
ALT text in a "tooltip" box. For a time only IE would do that. I would
suspect that the VML logic in IE and Pub 2003 is the interference in IE's
behavior with this. If so then non VML browsers probably do render the
"tooltip".

--
David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
http://www.publishermvps.com
http://www.davidbartosik.com



"DavidF" wrote:

> Sorry, but it appears that the alt tag is broken in Pub 2003, and I don't
> know of a workaround other than to create a text box label, or a label
> embedded in the image.
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DavidF

2005-12-12, 7:06 pm

Thanks for the correction and explanation. FWIW, if Firefox is non VML, it
does not produce a "tooltip" box either.

And I meant to say caption instead of label...that's my story, and I'm
stickin' to it. ;-)

DavidF

"David Bartosik" <DavidBartosik@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1E51F7D5-670F-4ED7-86DB-50FB0FED0CCD@microsoft.com...
> Thanks DavidF for all your work researching this matter. Just an FYI, I
> suspect we can't really say it's "broken" as technically it is doing what
> it's supposed to. The ALT text is clearly in the html code and thus will

be
> used for it's purpose. The purpose of ALT text is that it be read by

browsers
> for the sight-impaired. A sight-impaired browser reads the ALT text out to
> the sight-impaired page visitor to inform them of an image and it's

purpose.
> It is not intended to be used as a "caption" to a picture. Depending on

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> is frankly bad web design practice. It is up to the browser to render that
> ALT text in a "tooltip" box. For a time only IE would do that. I would
> suspect that the VML logic in IE and Pub 2003 is the interference in IE's
> behavior with this. If so then non VML browsers probably do render the
> "tooltip".
>
> --
> David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
> http://www.publishermvps.com
> http://www.davidbartosik.com
>
>
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nav

2005-12-22, 6:57 pm

I created a website using Publisher 2003 with html scripts for hover buttons
and changed texts. Check it out and let me know if you want the codes and
instructions: http://www.fmsd.k12.ca.us/EdTech/in...es/Page1403.htm

Here's a site that is still being worked on using Pub 2003:
http://www.windmill.fmsd.k12.ca.us/


"DavidF" wrote:

> Thanks for the correction and explanation. FWIW, if Firefox is non VML, it
> does not produce a "tooltip" box either.
>
> And I meant to say caption instead of label...that's my story, and I'm
> stickin' to it. ;-)
>
> DavidF
>
> "David Bartosik" <DavidBartosik@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1E51F7D5-670F-4ED7-86DB-50FB0FED0CCD@microsoft.com...
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DavidF

2005-12-22, 6:57 pm

You should post the URLs for "heydayv" to see. Good job.

DavidF

"nav" <nav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> and changed texts. Check it out and let me know if you want the codes and
> instructions: http://www.fmsd.k12.ca.us/EdTech/in...es/Page1403.htm
>
> Here's a site that is still being worked on using Pub 2003:
> http://www.windmill.fmsd.k12.ca.us/
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