Re: Image Map<try this one>

by "Mike O'Lary" <ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net>

 Date:  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 12:31:13 -0400
 To:  "Jennifer Appleton" <japple(at)singnet.com.sg>
 Cc:  hwg-basics(at)hwg.org
 In-Reply-To:  localhost
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There are two image maps on that page.

At this point only the one at the bottom has the alt text defined.

I just looked in : TOOLS/INTERNET OPTIONS/ADVANCED and under ACCESSIBILITY
there is an option to "always expand ALT text for images".

HTH,
Fuzzy

At 12:22 AM 8/24/00 +0800, you wrote:
>Dear Fuzzy,
>
>I looked at the site you mentioned.  The alternate text
>did not show;    - I looked at the source code and
>noticed that all the "alt"s are left blank.
>
>Notwithstanding the above,  my IE4 browser had
>no problem showing alt text until today.
>
>Any suggestions, anyone?
>
>Thanks so much
>Jennifer
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike O'Lary <ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net>
>To: Jennifer Appleton <japple(at)singnet.com.sg>; HWG Basics
><hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
>Date: Thursday, August 24, 2000 12:09 AM
>Subject: Re: Image Map<try this one>
>
>
>>Hi  again too!
>>
>>*This site is still in the oven* it has not been released for public
>>consumption yet . . . but on this page:
>>
>>http://www.circusofthekids.com/schoolprog.html
>>
>>there is an image map at the bottom of the page that has the alt text
>>configured. I'm _ absolutely _ sure this alt text is working on both IE 4.X
>>and 5.X, and NN 4.X (MAC).
>>
>>Take a look, it will tell you PDQ if it's a browser config issue you are
>>butting your head on.
>>
>>HTH,
>>Fuzzy
>>P.S. I DID NOT do the text graphics on this site - the customer did, and I
>>hate them for it ;-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>At 11:18 PM 8/23/00 +0800, Jennifer Appleton wrote:
>>>Hi again,
>>>
>>>I trust your script but I do not trust IE.
>>>
>>>I just discovered my IE4 is not showing any alternate text at all.
>>>This really drives me BONKERS.
>>>
>>>Is there a way to fix this (Show alternate text)?.  I looked around but
>>>couldn't find it in the "Options"
>>>
>>>The only thing I did this afternoon was install
>>>Netscape 6 PR2 on my machine over the earlier
>>>version.
>>>
>>>Help!!
>>>Jennifer
>

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