Could a tooltip with the image description
![enter image description here][1]
be displayed when hovering over an image? This would make additional use, next to the one for visually impaired...
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$\begingroup$ ... and don't forget xkcd... $\endgroup$ – draks ... Aug 21 '13 at 20:43
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$\begingroup$ Does this mean I need to go back and fill in all the image descriptions that I've neglected in the past? Ouch! $\endgroup$ – robjohn♦ Aug 21 '13 at 20:45
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$\begingroup$ @robjohn let's have it optional. $\endgroup$ – draks ... Aug 21 '13 at 20:46
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2$\begingroup$ Perhaps we should display it if the description is anything but blanks (standard) or "enter image description here" (for slackers like me). $\endgroup$ – robjohn♦ Aug 21 '13 at 20:49
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$\begingroup$ @robjohn sounds great... $\endgroup$ – draks ... Aug 21 '13 at 20:53
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Just add hover text in parentheses:
[1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/..... (hover text)
or in quotation marks:
[1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/..... "hover text"
Like this:
There's a good reason to have alt-text and hover-text as separate attributes: one is intended for users who don't see the image, the other for those who do.
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$\begingroup$ Can it be made to work for segments of text? Like, if "ZFC" is typed in an answer and you want a tooltip that reads "Zermelo-Frankel with axiom of choice"? Failing that, can you have a link that goes nowhere? $\endgroup$ – Ross Presser Nov 2 '18 at 20:20
