alt text on table cell

Is there any way to get the same affect as alt text for an image on a
table cell? For instance I want if someone rolls the mouse over the
cell for some instructions to pop up like they do for images when you
have alt text.

I know how to do mouse over effects and onmousein and onmouseout. I
just dont know how to get the same text box style as image alt text.

Thanks in advance!!

coho@charter.net (Chris Coho) writes:
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> Is there any way to get the same affect as alt text for an image on a
> table cell?[/color]

No. The alt (short for "alternative") text of an image is supposed to
be shown if the client can't show the image. That makes no sense for
a table cell.

But I guess what you want isn't the alt text of the image, but the
title text, which *some* browsers show in the same way. The title
text (the value if the title attribute) is supposed to be displayed
by the client as extra information (e.g., as a tooltip).

So, use
<td title="the cell is amazing!"> ... </td>
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> For instance I want if someone rolls the mouse over the cell for
> some instructions to pop up like they do for images when you have
> alt text.[/color]

Yep, definitly use title text. Do that for images too!
(my browser shows both title and alt text, but with a preference for
title).
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> I know how to do mouse over effects and onmousein and onmouseout. I
> just dont know how to get the same text box style as image alt text.[/color]

You don't want to in this case.
If you ever need to simulate tooltips, try searching for something
called "overlib".

/L
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Thanks, that is exactly what i was looking for!