Opera: How to View ALT Text for Posts

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the functionality of ALT text popups for posts in the Opera browser, with participants sharing their experiences and observations regarding how and when these popups appear. The scope includes user interface behavior and browser-specific features.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants note that ALT text popups appear when hovering over certain areas of the "New posts" page in Opera, specifically mentioning the need to point outside the text area.
  • One participant describes their experience with Safari, indicating that popups appear when hovering over the thread title in a newer version, but not in an older version, suggesting a potential version-dependent feature.
  • Another participant mentions receiving popups in multiple browsers, including Safari, Firefox, and Netscape, indicating variability in behavior across different platforms.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express varying experiences with ALT text popups across different browsers and versions, indicating that there is no consensus on a singular behavior or solution.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the lack of clarity on whether the behavior is consistent across all versions of Opera or other browsers, and the potential influence of browser settings or updates on the appearance of popups.

Who May Find This Useful

Users of the Opera browser and other web browsers interested in understanding the functionality of ALT text popups in forum settings.

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I use Opera.

Sometimes, when looking at the "New posts" page, I get a little text popup (in the same style as the ALT text for images) that contains the first sentence or two of the posts. But, I can't figure out what I'm supposed to roll over to get the text. From where does it come?
 
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I use Opera as well, and I too would like to know why. It almost seems like it randomly happens to me.
 
Aha, I found it.

Apparently, it's the title of the table cell containing the link. It appears what you need to do is to point outside of the text area -- in other words, point into the margins of the cell. Any margin works; left, right, top, or bottom.
 
Ahh! Good find!
 
Hmm...in the more recent version of Safari on my laptop, I get those pop ups by hovering over the thread title, but on the older version on my office desktop, I don't get any pop ups (and no, I don't have pop up blocker on).
 
I get pop-ups by hovering over the thread title in Safari, Firefox, and Netscape.
 

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