Re: lynx-dev ALT ignored on <input type=button>

[Greg Marr]

At 03:30 PM 1/20/99 , you wrote:
>On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, David J Woolley wrote:
>
>> Although <INPUT TYPE=BUTTON... is only meaningful for script enabled 
>> browsers, Lynx displays [BUTTON} even when there is an ALT parameter.
>> 
>> Lynx Version 2.8.1dev.16, Win32.
>> 
>> <input type=button value="Find/Next" alt=""
>>     tabindex="33"
>>     onClick="search_description ('p5a', this.form.p5s, true);">
>
>ALT is an attribute of the IMG element.

<!ATTLIST INPUT
  %attrs;                              -- %coreattrs, %i18n, %events --
  type        %InputType;    TEXT      -- what kind of widget is needed --
  name        CDATA          #IMPLIED  -- submit as part of form --
  value       CDATA          #IMPLIED  -- required for radio and checkboxes --
  checked     (checked)      #IMPLIED  -- for radio buttons and check boxes --
  disabled    (disabled)     #IMPLIED  -- unavailable in this context --
  readonly    (readonly)     #IMPLIED  -- for text and passwd --
  size        CDATA          #IMPLIED  -- specific to each type of field --
  maxlength   NUMBER         #IMPLIED  -- max chars for text fields --
  src         %URI;          #IMPLIED  -- for fields with images --
  alt         CDATA          #IMPLIED  -- short description --
  ^^^
and of Input.

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