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 E8B6C2EFFD for ; Sat, 8 Sep 2001 15:39:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id f88JdvQ16665 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sat, 8 Sep 2001 15:39:57 -0400 Received: from mail.students.cs.uu.nl (vmailer@solar.students.cs.uu.nl [131.211.82.28]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id f88Jdvg16661 for ; Sat, 8 Sep 2001 15:39:57 -0400 Received: from abeel.students.cs.uu.nl (abeel.students.cs.uu.nl [131.211.82.40]) by mail.students.cs.uu.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5658B85ED for ; Sat, 8 Sep 2001 21:39:56 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 21:39:56 +0200 (MET DST) From: Andor Demarteau To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Alt= In Images In-Reply-To: <20010908193241.VHWD557.femail15.sdc1.sfba.home.com@eklhad> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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 List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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!