XUL Apps > Popup ALT Attributes

What's this? ...abstract

This is an extension to popup alternate texts given as ALT attributes (they are not descriptions, but authors often use the attribute only for popups), like NC4, IE, and other browsers.

As an additional feature, this includes "multi-row tooltip". If the text is too long, it will be shown in multiline automatically. (screenshot)

Download Links to XPI packages

Download Latest Version (via HTTP) / Download Reviewed Version (via HTTPS, Mozilla Add-ons)
Source Codes
Subversion Repositories: Trunk, Branches, Tags

See the FAQ if you meet troubles. When you cannot find out solutions from the page, throw bug reports to board or by E-mail, please. And, the RSS is available for tracking latest versions.

If you use Mozilla Suite or Netscape 7, see How to install and update? (contains important notes) and How to uninstall by hand?

Other Languages

with Polish Language Pack (pl, made by lenrock)

Old Versions

Secret Features

user_pref("browser.chrome.tooltips.attrlist.enabled", true);
user_pref("browser.chrome.tooltips.attrlist",
  "alt|src|data|title|href|cite|action|onclick|onmouseover|onsubmit");

By the secret settings above (by the "user.js" or the "about:config" feature), the browser popups all of attributes in the list. If the pointed element doesn't have the attribute, the browser finds a parental node which has the attribute.

And, the following setting shows attributes for all of parental nodes:

user_pref("browser.chrome.tooltips.attrlist.recursively", true);

These features possibly prevents spoofings and phishings.

Documents

Introduction of Popup ALT Attributes (Japanese): This is an archive of the document introducing this extension, for the XUL contest in the Mozilla.Party.jp 5.0.

History There is the updating history and the list of known problems.

1.3.2009110201

Works on Firefox 3.6 and Minefield

1.3.2008052801

Fixed: Tooltips are shown again and again correctly in one webpage.

1.3.2008042201

Fixed: Tooltip is shown correctly after you've seen it once. (maybe)

1.3.2008042101

Works on Firefox 3 beta5.

1.3.2005092701

Fixed: Blank tooltips disappeared.

1.3.20050925

Fixed: Broken tab bar disappeared.
Fixed: Secret feature works on lately Nightly Builds.
Fixed: Works with Google Toolbar correctly.

1.3.20050420

Fixed: Secret mode works correctly.

1.3.20050419

Fixed: Tooltips are shown correctly.
Fixed: Some fatal errors disappeared.

1.3.20050418

Fixed: Some fatal errors disappeared.
Modified: Codes to access content area become secure.

1.3.20050401

Fixed: Connected "\r\n" strings are replaced to single breaks.

1.3.20050224

Some codes for old Phoenix/Firebird/Firefox are removed.

1.3.20050218

Fixed: Blank tooltips disappeared.
Fixed: This popups the value of "alt" atrtibute only when no parental node have "title" attribute.
Improevd: The secret feature becomes powerfully.

1.3.20050110

Fixed: The screen flicker disappeared for long (multi-row) tooltips.
Modified: Any long description is shown in the multi-row tooltip by default. Configuration was removed.

1.3.20041025

Fixed: Errors in CSS disappeared.
Modifeid: Note in the label of preference setting to show tooltips in multi-row is removed.

1.3.20040621

Fixed: Infinite-recursion error has disappeared.

1.3.20040310

Fixed: Needless tooltips have disappeared correctly.

1.3.20040211

Fixed: Installation problem on Firefox on Mac OS X has been fixed.

1.3.20040208

Fixed: Installation problem on Firefox has been fixed.

1.3.20031216

Improved: Multiline tooltip operation has been optimized.
Fixed: The XBL error in lately MozillaFirebird Nightly Builds has disappeared because the installer detects the version of Firebird automatically. (NOTE: if the XBL error still appears, you should read the FAQ.)

1.2.20030315

Fixed: The checkbox has appeared in the "Appearance" pref-panel correctly.
Improved: Multiline tooltip has been available. (buggy)

1.1.20021127

Fixed: Needless popups when only a image was loaded have been removed.

1.1.20021121

Fixed: Works again.

1.1.20021XXX

?(broken version)

1.1.20021004

Improved: The service of this package has been able to change activity with Extensions panel of Phoenix

1.1.20021003

Experiment: Phoenix has been tentatively supported.

1.1.20020830

Modified: Codes for NS6 have been removed.

1.0.20020710

Fixed: A flaw as amended with which the content of "alt" attribute had been shown as a popuup when an erement had had both "title" amd "alt" attributes.

1.0.20020514

Fixed: An error in the definition file was corrected.

1.0.20020420

Separated from the package of ContextMenu-Extentions.