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Old Apr 23rd, 2007, 01:35
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alt text/title text differences

OK, so, when I post an image, I set alt="" because I have to, and I set title= because otherwise there's no hover/hint text in FF. Does everybody else find themselves duplicating alt text and title text on all their images?
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Re: alt text/title text differences

Yep, that's what I do.
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Re: alt text/title text differences

A few good articles on the subject
The alt and title attributes
Title Attribute - Your take
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Re: alt text/title text differences

Very helpful. Thanks, karinne!
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