Attribute for <A ...>
TITLE = "text string"
 W3C says that TITLE is "an advisory title for the linked
resource". The idea is that
TITLE gives a description of the linked resource that is more informative than the
URL.
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produces this |
Check out
<A HREF="deniseres.html" TITLE="Denise Dodd's Resume">my resume</A>
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Check out
my resume |
Most browsers have ignored this useful attribute. One that doesn't ignore it is
Opera. Opera displays the value of TITLE in a small box when the pointer is over a link.
The latest version of MSIE also shows a little box over the link, but otherwise
ignores TITLE.
Opera also uses the value of TITLE as the subject line in email links:
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produces this |
Send us
<A HREF="mailto:joeschmoe@idocs.com" TITLE="Response to Web Page">feedback</A>
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Send us
feedback |
It's worth noting that the ability to indicate a subject in an email link is one of the most often
requested features that
Netscape and MSIE have ignored.
Hopefully they will catch up sooner or later.
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