7045 - RFE: TITLE attribute should result in tool tip or status bar change

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 1995

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, defect, P3)

Description

[Robert E. Boughner]

Attachment: Example illustrating problem

Comment 1

[Robert E. Boughner]

Was tested with the 5/17/99 build for a Windows platform

Comment 2

[Neil Deakin]

This appears to be two bugs in one:

1. The TITLE attribute,in this case on an EM tag, does not appear in the UI
anywhere
2. The style does not get modified after a mouseout event

Expected Result:
1. The value of the TITLE attribute should appear in the UI somewhere, possibly
on the status bar.
2. The word Emphasis in the attachement should change to black where the mouse
is moved out.

Problem 2 works properly in M8 on Win95 and Mac. I suggest removing this aspect
of the bug report.

Problem 1 is not a DOM related bug at all but a UI one.

I created a testcase that demonstrates problem 1:

Comment 3

[Neil Deakin]

Attachment: Simple attachment

Comment 4

[vidur (gone)]

Verified that the mouseout problem doesn't exist anymore. The TITLE advisory
reflected as a tool tip (or in the status bar) is an RFE and I don't think it
was originally planned. Changing the bug summary to reflect that.

Passing this along to Troy (sorry Troy!) to see if he was planning on
implementing this. If not, it should either be left open as an RFE or closed
with a WONTFIX resolution.

Comment 5

[Robert E. Boughner]

I hope you leave it open as an RFE problem.  According to section 7.4.3 of the
HTML 4.0 specs, the title attribute -- "This attribute offers advisory
information about the element for which it is set." and is frequently rendered
as a tooltip.

Comment 6

[Hixie (not reading bugmail)]

Title is metadata. The general issue of showing metadata is covered by bug 1995.
Marking as dup.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 1995 ***

Comment 7

[gerardok]

Verified duplicate.