Comments on: Another Installment of Image Filename As Alt Text http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/08/another-installment-of-image-filename-as-alt-text/ You suspected it. Now you know it. Tue, 15 May 2012 21:22:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Director http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/08/another-installment-of-image-filename-as-alt-text/comment-page-1/#comment-79 The Director Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:20:30 +0000 http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/08/19/another-installment-of-image-filename-as-alt-text/#comment-79 Also, some search engines (Google) grab the alt text of a heading image if there's no meta description, even if the title tag is present. This happened to a local freelance writer, to whom I pointed it out. She didn't see it because she uses Firefox and doesn't understand it. So it remains unfixed. Also, some search engines (Google) grab the alt text of a heading image if there’s no meta description, even if the title tag is present.

This happened to a local freelance writer, to whom I pointed it out. She didn’t see it because she uses Firefox and doesn’t understand it. So it remains unfixed.

]]> By: strazzerj http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/08/another-installment-of-image-filename-as-alt-text/comment-page-1/#comment-78 strazzerj Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:28:54 +0000 http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/08/19/another-installment-of-image-filename-as-alt-text/#comment-78 "As a reminder, also, Internet Explorer displays the value of the alt attribute on mouseover, but Firefox, Safari, and the other cool kids’ faves use the value of the img tag’s title attribute. " Good point. That's true of Internet Explorer up to 7. But IE8 will use the title tag (unless it's run in IE7 mode). So use both attributes to be sure. BTW - The IE Developer's Toobar is a nice way to view attributes without having to peek at source. -joe “As a reminder, also, Internet Explorer displays the value of the alt attribute on mouseover, but Firefox, Safari, and the other cool kids’ faves use the value of the img tag’s title attribute. ”

Good point.

That’s true of Internet Explorer up to 7. But IE8 will use the title tag (unless it’s run in IE7 mode).

So use both attributes to be sure.

BTW – The IE Developer’s Toobar is a nice way to view attributes without having to peek at source.

-joe

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