Hover Alt-Text

[mellotangelo]

A quick and hopefully simple request.

When posting an image, you can enter alt-text that's only visible when the image can't be displayed, right? Usually with HTML, the alt-text hovers over the image when you put your cursor over it. Is there a global footer code that can make the alt-text hover over the image when posted in a thread?

Thanks for your time!

[Lynx]

Actually, the alt property is used when the image cannot be displayed for some reason. When this is the case, the alt text will show in its place. You can, however, add a title to the tag so it should give a title on hover.


[img src="link_to_image" alt="text if image cannot be displayed" title="title for image"]


I'm not sure if this will work without the Forum Tooltips plugin installed, but you can try.

[mellotangelo]

You're like a wizard, just everywhere at once with solutions! Thank you so much! I also have Tooltips installed, so it worked out there. I'm just happy that I have some hover text. Cheers!

[Lynx]

Glad you got it working, mellotangelo.

[Tumbleweed]

Apr 5, 2016 19:36:22 GMT -8 Lynx said:

Actually, the alt property is used when the image cannot be displayed for some reason. When this is the case, the alt text will show in its place. You can, however, add a title to the tag so it should give a title on hover.


[img src="link_to_image" alt="text if image cannot be displayed" title="title for image"]


I'm not sure if this will work without the Forum Tooltips plugin installed, but you can try.

Just wanted to say, for anyone else reading this, you don't need the tooltips plugin for title to work. 

[Lynx]

Thanks, Tumbleweed - I wasn't sure because I tend to forget to add it for my own images, but I knew it worked on my forums that do have the tooltips plugin installed, so I didn't know for sure if it worked without it.

Thanks for that clarification.