modernrocko Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 I'm awful at explaining things, but here goes.you know how when you're browsing a site, if there are images, generally you can hover your mouse over the image and it will (occasionally) show you a little description of the image in a little pop-up balloon? well, that doesn't work for me, and I have no idea why. it hasn't worked for a long time, but I can't remember if it worked at any time that I've had my computer or not. I've gone through the standard options and advanced options in IE and can't seem to find anything, though I might just be completely blind, as I assume this is a fairly simple thing that I've got mixed up. any ideas?if it helps at all, I'm running an AMD Athlon XP 2800+ with 512 MB RAM and a GeForce 6600 graphics card. my browser is Internet Explorer version 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 (as shown in the Help > About Internet Explorer window)that's probably way more info than needed, but I'm sure it can't hurt anything. any help will be greatly appreciated, as this is actually getting kind of annoying, heh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Probably JavaScript (scripting) is disabled in your browser. This can be a good thing though due to the many exploits involving JavaScript. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modernrocko Posted January 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 wow, thanks for the speedy reply!if it's best that I leave it disabled, is there any way I can enable it for certain sites that I trust? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 (edited) Yes you can enable it for sites you trust. Just be aware of malicious scripts.Enabling & Disabling JavaScript in Internet Explorer 6.x Edited January 17, 2006 by TheTerrorist_75 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modernrocko Posted January 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Internet Explorer 6.0, if you need the entire version number, it's 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Got it. Look above. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modernrocko Posted January 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 ahh, there we go. thanks a lot for the help, and for the quick reply.I really appreciate it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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medab1 Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 "when you're browsing a site, if there are images, generally you can hover your mouse over the image and it will (occasionally) show you a little description of the image in a little pop-up balloon? "**********************************ALT text in the img src tag perhaps?<img src="nnn.jpg" alt="words here">or <img src="nnn.jpg" title="words here">Just a guess.Could be wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blim Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 (edited) I think I know you, ModernRocko Welcome to BT's! About time you signed up here (this guy's really techy, folks!). Check out the rest of the forum, there's some hilarious jokes in the comedy club today, and check in at the house, it's been too long (my guitar, Sandydog and I miss you!) *bighugs* MomYup, he's one of my favorite adopted kids...Liz Edited January 18, 2006 by blim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkestDream Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 I think I know you, ModernRocko Welcome to BT's! About time you signed up here (this guy's really techy, folks!). Check out the rest of the forum, there's some hilarious jokes in the comedy club today, and check in at the house, it's been too long (my guitar, Sandydog and I miss you!) *bighugs* MomYup, he's one of my favorite adopted kids...LizSo LIZ!!! He the guy who run those cootiescan on your idiot box? hehehe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blim Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 LOL, DD, nope, my "biological" son does that, but Modern Rocko would in an instant if I asked him He's one of my kids who would do anything for me, especially if I feed him, and I love that, he makes me feel like I'm a good cook! And he "plays rough" with my dog, oh boy, does she love that (I'm amazed he has all ten fingers)Liz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hai-Etlik Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Most graphical, mouse driven browsers display the content of the title attribute as a tool tip.Title should be used for "extra" information not contained by whatever it modifies. Title or non obvious decription of an image, meaning of an acronymn, destination of a link if the text of the link is not sufficiently obvious. It is not required.Alt is only for images and it is REQUIRED. An img element with no alt attribute is technicaly invalid. It should contain text to be used if the image can't be displayed. If the image is purely decorative, give it an empty alt attribute. IE will use the alt attribute for the tooltip if no title is given, other browsers don't. This is important for non graphical browsers (plain text, aural, braille)<img src="header.png" alt="my Web Page" /> <!-- Image is a header containing text, alt attribute is that same text --><img src="decoration.png" alt="" /> <!-- Decorative image with no meaning --><img src="me.jpeg" alt="A picture of me" title="Me on vaction in mongolia in 1992" /> <!-- Alt text gives an indication of what's missing, title gives extra information not evident in the picture --><abbr title="Multi User Domain">MUD</abbr> <!-- An abbreviation with the meaing as the title --><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUD" title="Wikipedia entry on MUDs">MUD</a> <!-- The link text only indicates that the link is about MUDs, the title provides more information --> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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