GNU bug report logs - #16537
24.3.50; eww displays alt attribute of images on hover - should display title attribute

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: asjo <at> koldfront.dk (Adam Sjøgren)

Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:27:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.3.50

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #21 received at 16537 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: asjo <at> koldfront.dk (Adam Sjøgren)
Cc: 16537 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16537: Use the title attribute for the tooltip,
 rather than the alt attribute.
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 17:30:24 -0700

asjo <at> koldfront.dk (Adam Sjøgren) writes:

> The alt text is only for when the image cannot be displayed, while the
> title is for the text in the tooltip. Quoting the HTML-standard:

Yeah.  But I don't really see any harm in using the alt text as a
tooltip if it's there.

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