[WEB4LIB] <alt> tags

[Michael Sauers]

> I have recently begun adding alt tags to the images on our web site.
> However, I am not sure I am going about naming the images in the correct
> way.  It seems to me there are several possible ways to do this: one could
> describe the image itself, describe what it does, or describe what it
> "goes with."
>
> I'm really confused by this! I'd appreciate any examples or advice anyone
> is able to give.

All of your choices are equally valid, but situational. Basically I
determine which to use this way:
Imagine the following:
text [image]
with the word image replaced by your value of the ALT attribute.
As long as it would make sense to the user, your choice is perfect.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Sauers, Internet Trainer
Bibliographical Center for Research (BCR)
Aurora, CO :: msauers at bcr.org :: http://www.bcr.org/~msauers
The WWW Library Directory is @ http://www.webpan.com/msauers/libdir/
Buy books, music or videos online? http://www.dealpilot.com/?partner=1307

"I want to know what good is a Web search engine that returns 324,909,188
'matches' to my key word. That's like saying, 'Good news, we've located
the product you're looking for. It's on Earth.'"
--W. Bruce Cameron

Opinions expressed are my own unless otherwise noted.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------