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Results for: title attribute

  • HTML5 Accessibility Chops: using nested figure elements

    […] CSS How NOT TO markup groups of images with associated captions DO NOT use the title attribute anti-pattern to caption the individual images within a figure. An example of how not […]

    November 25, 2011Technical

  • Browser & Assistive Technology Tests Redux

    […] support How the JAWS screen reader announces image information – 03/09/2007 Assistive technology users test title attribute access – 10/2005: old research, but still indicates level of support in modern browsers […]

    October 6, 2011Technical

  • HTML5 Accessibility Chops: the figure and figcaption elements

    […] semantics to differentiate the figure and figcaption semantics from the standard labelling methods of the title attribute and in the case of images the alt attribute. In order for ARIA to […]

    August 23, 2011Technical

  • HTML5 Accessibility Chops: SVG text alternative example

    […] NVDA does not recognise the object element and does not announce the accessible name ( title attribute content) without it. There is a test page so you can try it out […]

    August 17, 2011Technical

  • HTML5 Accessibility Chops: the alt decision

    […] with the WG decision on aria-labeldby, role=presentation and figcaption. On the generator mechanism and the title attribute, Requirement Set 1 aligns with the WG decision: On the email exception, Requirement Set […]

    April 27, 2011Technical

  • HTML5 Accessibility Chops: the placeholder attribute

    […] explicitly associated text label for a text field, using either the label element or the title attribute. Use placeholder for what it is intended for, not what the HTML5 conformance criteria […]

    February 18, 2011Technical

  • Using the HTML title attribute – Updated March 2020

    […] the same content as our 2013 post. They each originally addressed different aspects of the title attribute, but now they match. We are keeping both of them to account for inbound […]

    November 2, 2010Technical

  • Making sure hidden frames are hidden

    […] a list of frames and iframes on a page identified by their titles. If the title attribute is not present on the frame/iframe then the URL of the source document for […]

    April 16, 2010Technical

  • alt and title content display in popular browsers

    […] into this issue by testing what is displayed with differing combinations of the alt and title attributes on images in IE, Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Safari. Results summary All browsers tested […]

    January 5, 2010Technical

  • ARIA Slider, Part 2

    […] give the alt attribute the same label as the actual slider. Additionally, I use the title attribute to specify extra information about the currently selected value. Unfortunately, most screen readers will […]

    June 16, 2008Technical

  • WAI-ARIA, it’s Easy – @media 2008

    Last Friday I had the pleasure of presenting at @media 2008 on WAI-ARIA, the Web Accessibility Initiative Accessible Rich Internet Applications specification. The slides from the presentation WAI-ARIA It’s Easy…

    June 4, 2008Technical

  • ARIA Slider, Part 1

    […] point to the ID of an element containing the slider’s name. Use the HTML ‘ title’ attribute to specify the name. Use an HTML ‘label’ element, and have it’s ‘for’ […]

    May 30, 2008Technical

  • IE 8: alt change and longdesc weirdness

    […] is displayed. The alt attribute is still used as the Active Accessibility name, and the title attribute is used as the fallback name only if alt is not present. So IE […]

    March 9, 2008Technical

  • The title attribute – what is it good for? (resurrected)

    While working at vision australia I presented at Web Essentials 05 on the HTML title attribute, which lead to a right royal fisking by Joe Clark. I also conducted research on […]

    February 12, 2008Technical

  • AJAX and Screen Readers – Content Access Issues

    […] with controls (implicit – content positioned near a control or explicit – label element or title attribute) is practically available to the user. Compared to browse mode, the user’s ability to […]

    February 5, 2008Technical

  • Providing Context for Ambiguous Link Phrases

    […] clarify the target of a link with an informative link title (e.g., in HTML, the title attribute). The purpose of this checkpoint is to ensure that the visitor clearly understands the […]

    December 2, 2007Technical