SPAN Attributed TITLE doesn't work in IE, but works in FF

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Can anyone tell me why this page:
<head>
<Title>testpage</title>
</head><body>
<span title="test">Test</span>
</body>
</HTML>

Doesn't work in IE 6 but works in FF?


When I move the mouse over the word Test in IE, I do not see a 'popup'
or whatever it's called. But in FireFox I do.

Is there some sort of an option in IE to don't do these hovers?
 
crcucb said:
Can anyone tell me why this page:
<head>
<Title>testpage</title>
</head><body>
<span title="test">Test</span>
</body>
</HTML>

Doesn't work in IE 6 but works in FF?


When I move the mouse over the word Test in IE, I do not see a 'popup'
or whatever it's called. But in FireFox I do.
Click to expand...

The HTML or CSS specification neither requires nor forbids such a popup.
So it's not the case that FireFox is "working" while IE is not; the two
are simply behaving differently.

sherm--
 
crcucb said:
Can anyone tell me why this page:
<head>
<Title>testpage</title>
</head><body>
<span title="test">Test</span>
</body>
</HTML>

Doesn't work in IE 6 but works in FF?


When I move the mouse over the word Test in IE, I do not see a 'popup'
or whatever it's called. But in FireFox I do.

Is there some sort of an option in IE to don't do these hovers?
Click to expand...

It's commonly called a tool tip.

Have you tried the title property with HTML tags like <a>, <div> or
<td>? You might have more reason to use that property with those tags,
to indicate the results of clicking something an item in a navigation menu.
 
crcucb said:
Can anyone tell me why this page:
<head>
<Title>testpage</title>
</head><body>
<span title="test">Test</span>
</body>
</HTML>

Doesn't work in IE 6 but works in FF?


When I move the mouse over the word Test in IE, I do not see a 'popup'
or whatever it's called. But in FireFox I do.
Click to expand...

I get a tooltip popup in my IE6 when I do this.
 
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