Sent by Zoe M. Gillenwater on 7 August 2006 20:08
David Dorward wrote:
> On 06/08/06, Randal Sean Harrison [EMAIL-REMOVED]> wrote:
>
>> <div id="banner">
>> <img src="images/banner.jpg" alt="Banner Image for Kennedy Canine
>> Center" width="775" height="150" />
>> </div>
>>
>
> That is ... interesting alt text. You should probably install a copy
> of Lynx and test it with that.
>
What David is getting at is that alt text shouldn't describe the image,
it should provide a textual equivalent of it. In your case, "Kennedy
Canine Center" would be much better alt text. Email me offlist if you
want more details on this.
>> But when I view source for same from the PCs, it's commenting out my
>> image?!! It gives me this:
>> <div id="banner">
>> <!-- src="images/banner.jpg" alt="Banner Image for Kennedy Canine
>> Center" width="775" height="150" -->
>> </div>
>>
>
> Do you have any security software installed on those PCs? I wouldn't
> be surprised if you had some form of possibly transparent) proxy
> server that was looking at those dimensions and blocking the image due
> to the likelyhood of those dimensions belonging to an advert.
>
Yes, I know that some versions of Norton do this, and probably other
programs. Never name an image "banner.jpg" unless you don't mind it
getting blocked.
Zoe
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Zoe M. Gillenwater
Design Services Manager
UNC Highway Safety Research Center
http://www.hsrc.unc.edu
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