How do i use the alt tag with and input field?

[Haraldo]

I'm trying to use the ALT attribute with an INPUT field but no text appears. How can i make this happen??

Thanks,

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Use the "title" attribute. Alt attributes are not the correct one to use for "tool tips".

Dan



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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Just as an FYI...

The "title" attribute is used to give a meaningful description to content, and most browsers will show this description when the element is hovered over.

The "alt" attribute is used to give a brief description of what an image shows, and is intended to be displayed when that image is missing, or by browsers that do not support (or have been told not to load) images.

MS decided that for images with no title attribute, to display the alt attribute instead. This caused many people (yourself included), to mistakenly think that the alt attribute was the correct one for "tooltips" - which is not correct.

Hope this clarifies things.

Dan


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[Haraldo]

Thanks thats brilliant, much appreciated.