2 Replies Latest reply: Apr 8, 2011 5:10 PM by INTYME1985 RSS

    Can I add links to ALT descriptions?  Is it advisable?

    INTYME1985 Community Member

      http://www.kansascitycrates.com/index.html

       

      Hello,

       

      Most of my pages are a short description of the work we do, along with a jQuery slide show of photographs taken over the years.  I've handled some very interesting items that sometimes have historical information available at Wikipedia.  Unfortunately there is not really anyplace to add this information.

       

      However, I would like to enrich my users experience by hot linking the image as it passes by the screen, and also include links in the alt descriptions for screen readers and the visually impaired.  The truth is at times, some very important things are displayed and my viewer doesn't even know what he is looking at.

       

      Here is a smaple line of code for the jQuery SS.

       

      <li><a href="examples/arcade/arcade_001.jpg" title="Heat  treated wooden crate"><img src="examples/arcade/arcade_001.jpg"  alt="antique electrostatic generator for electric shock treatment by  Dr. Golding Bird" /></a></li>

       

      Here is the proposed code in the ALT= description.

       

      <li><a href="examples/arcade/arcade_001.jpg" title="Heat treated wooden crate"><img src="examples/arcade/arcade_001.jpg" alt="antique electrostatic generator for electric shock treatment by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golding_Bird" target="_new"> Golding Bird" /></a></li>

       

      How can I make the image hot linked too?

       

      Thanks in advance