Re: Alt effect for text links

O'Reilly's HTML/XHTML - The Definitive Guide states that it is deprecated
(page 307 paperback).  However, this is discussed at
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2003Feb/0028.html and it
appears as if that <span> tag may not actually be deprecated.  The book may
be in error.  If anyone can confirm this further, I would appreciate it.
Thanks James for bringing that to my attention.

Keith D Sellars
WebGraffix
www.webgraffix.com
"Making the Internet Easy"

----- Original Message -----
From: "james" <jamiergroberts(at)hotmail.com>
To: "Keith D Sellars" <Keith(at)webgraffix.com>; "David Voth"
<davidvoth(at)shaw.ca>; <hwg-basics(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: Alt effect for text links


> Since when was <span/> deprecated? Some *HTML attributes* used with span
> (ACW style id's) are deprecated, but I can't find anything about <span>
> being deprecated on w3c?
>
> MeJ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith D Sellars" <Keith(at)webgraffix.com>
> To: "David Voth" <davidvoth(at)shaw.ca>; <hwg-basics(at)mail.hwg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 7:07 AM
> Subject: Re: Alt effect for text links
>
>
> > David,
> >
> > Thanks, that was exactly what I was looking for.  I KNEW I had done it
> > before, and this is how.  Thanks Mary and Charles for your suggestion as
> > well.  I'm trying to stay away from deprecated tags so would prefer not
to
> > use the <span> tag although I would have used it in this case if no
> > alternative existed.
> >
> > Thanks everyone,
> > Keith D Sellars
> > WebGraffix
> > www.webgraffix.com
> > "Making the Internet Easy"
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Voth" <davidvoth(at)shaw.ca>
> > To: "Keith D Sellars" <keith(at)webgraffix.com>; <hwg-basics(at)mail.hwg.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 12:47 AM
> > Subject: Re: Alt effect for text links
> >
> >
> > > This can be done with HTML: in the link add the "title" attribute, ie
> > > <a href="contact.html" title="Links to Contact Page">contact</a>. The
> > > title attribute can also be used in other places such as with images
> > > to have text appear when a person moves the mouse over the image
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > > At 11:23 PM -0400 18/6/03, Keith D Sellars wrote:
> > > >How do I create alternate text for links?  What I am trying to do is
> > > >duplicate the effect of an "alt" tag for an image, but do it for text
> > links.
> > > >I want a popup description of the link to appear when a user mouses
> over
> > the
> > > >text link.  I've seen this done and thought I had done it myself
> before,
> > but
> > > >cannot duplicate it.
> > > >
> > > >Anyone have some suggestions?  I wanted to do it without using
> javascript
> > if
> > > >possible, but will go that route if needed.  I was thinking some type
> of
> > > >mouseover effect or something would work, but am not sure...
> > > >
> > > >Thanks,
> > > >Keith D Sellars
> > > >WebGraffix
> > > >www.webgraffix.com
> > > >"Making the Internet Easy"
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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