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

From: asjo <at> koldfront.dk (Adam Sjøgren)
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 16537 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16537: Use the title attribute for the tooltip,
 rather than the alt attribute.
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:36:35 +0100

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

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

The "harm" is that the alt-attribute is mandatory - so you will always
get a tooltip, even on images where a tooltip is useless/unwanted.

I guess most people will have their mouse away from the images displayed
by Emacs anyway, so it probably isn't a big problem.


  Best regards,

    Adam

-- 
 "Everybody will be quick to agree that EMACS has a           Adam Sjøgren
  simple to learn user interface, at least to gain       asjo <at> koldfront.dk
  'novice' status."
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