Comment by linusnext
6 years ago
From JWZ.org
Greetings, Lynx users. There is a reason this page doesn't use ALT tags on the images. The reason is that the bozos responsible for both MSIE and Netscape Confusicator 4.0 decided that they would display the ALT tags of images every time you move the mouse over them -- even if the images are loaded, and even if they are not links. The ALT attribute to the IMG tag is supposed to be used instead of the image, not in addition to the image.
This looks absolutely terrible, so I don't use ALT tags any more in self-defense.
If they wanted to implemented tooltips, they should have used the TITLE attribute to the A tag. That's in the HTML 1.2 spec and everything.
I had to decide between making this page look good for the vast majority of viewers, or making it be readable by the miniscule minority of you stuck in the 70s. Those of you in the retro contingent lost. Sorry.
from view-source:https://web.archive.org/web/20000304020552/http://www.jwz.or...
Someone got really worked up over text appearing when they moused over an image, and broke accessibility because of it?
jwz has a... strong personality.
And several more in ready reserve!
Yeah, jwz.