From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35D992F5F1 for ; Sat, 8 Sep 2001 16:04:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id f88K4Lj17766 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sat, 8 Sep 2001 16:04:21 -0400 Received: from serverB.sea.theriver.dmz (serverB.sea.theriver.com [216.39.128.32]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id f88K4Kg17762 for ; Sat, 8 Sep 2001 16:04:20 -0400 Received: from pantano.theriver.com (gateway1.sea.theriver.dmz [10.10.20.1]) by serverB.sea.theriver.dmz (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id TAA27081 for ; Sat, 8 Sep 2001 19:58:18 -0700 Received: from cx1159088a (cx1159088-a.tucson1.az.home.com [24.177.122.141]) by pantano.theriver.com (Postfix) with SMTP id F26B24C1 for ; Sat, 8 Sep 2001 13:04:13 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <01a901c138a1$cb162200$8d7ab118@tucson1.az.home.com> From: "Ray Saldana III" To: References: Subject: Re: Alt= In Images Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 13:06:48 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Reply-To: "Ray Saldana III" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I use Internet Explorer. I use to be a die hard navigator fan, but with the advantages Freedom Scientific has introduced to using IE, I had to relent. I maintain a page for the boss, my wife, it is www.marthamyhre.com . I am also undertaking producing pages commercially. I put the URL for my home page in your guestbook. It is to posted yet, within a day or so all of the navigation will be set and it should be running. I loved the story about the games! Isn't it incredible how things will happen! I had to laugh that the third game fixed the first! Then I learned something, didn't know I was a geek, but you opened my eyes to this fact, actually don't know how grateful I am for that one though. Have a great day, and keep on keeping on! 73 RR AB7JM http://personal.riverusers.com/~ab7jm_gila ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andor Demarteau" To: Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 12:39 PM Subject: Re: Alt= In Images > On Sat, 8 Sep 2001, Karl Dahlke wrote: > > Star Trek trivia, > Geeek! ;) > > > But if it's a clickable icon, a link or submit button, > > put an alt= description in. > > If you don't, my browser is a little smarter than lynx. > > It looks at the file name you are linking to and shows me the tail of that. > Okay, I've lynx in advanced mode and therefor get the ulr at the bottom of > the screen. > Works simular, but different. > I've also set links to display the image-filename instead of the stupid > [inline] thing. > Karl, mail your suggestion to the lynx-team. Maybe they can put it in as an > extra feature. > Btw, what browser do you use? > > > > > If an image links to this.that.com/foo/bar/shopping.html, > > then I'll read {shopping} > > I won't even know it was an image, > > but I'll realize there is a link there, and I have a good idea what it's for. > > Course this strategy doesn't always help. > > Sometimes the linked file ends in index.html, > > and then all I get is {index} > > Maybe in this case I should back up and present the directory name?? > > Well it wouldn't be necessary if everyone used alt= on linking images. > > > > Thanks for taking the time to make your site accessible to all. > > We do appreciate it. > > Karl > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > slainte mhaith (good health), slainte (cheers) > Uisce Beatha (water of live/health) > ----------- > Andor Demarteau E-mail: ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl > student computer science www: http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ > Utrecht University irc: see webpage for details > ----------- > Believe in yourself, know what you want, and make it happen! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >