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Re: LYNX-DEV: "user Agent: mozilla 3.0 compatible" no-workee
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David Woolley |
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Re: LYNX-DEV: "user Agent: mozilla 3.0 compatible" no-workee |
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Tue, 20 Jan 1998 08:28:38 +0000 (GMT) |
> I don't understand why frames don't have alt atributes like images.
> Lynx could use those alt texts instead of cryptic frame names when
> provided.
>
1) the frame names can be used directly as the alternative text;
2) Lynx is the only browser that would make use of the information;
3) there are already fallback mechanisms in the frames specification, even
if Navigator 4 doesn't recognize Netscape's own <NOFRAMES> tag!!
(All frames browsers seem to recognize an alternate body on the
frameset page, but MSIE is the only one I have found to recognize
<noframes> on other pages, which can be used to provide alternative
access to navigation, etc., on all pages. Navigator doesn't suppress
the contents of <noframes>.)
With regard to (1) the main reason that Lynx displays the frame names
is because of failure to do (3) (blank screens) and abuse of (3) ("get
a better browser"). It is probably unreasonable to expect authors of
such pages to use alt text even if it were available.
- LYNX-DEV: "user Agent: mozilla 3.0 compatible" no-workee, (continued)
Re: LYNX-DEV: "user Agent: mozilla 3.0 compatible" no-workee, David Combs, 1998/01/18
Re: LYNX-DEV: "user Agent: mozilla 3.0 compatible" no-workee, Nelson Henry Eric, 1998/01/21