A Complete Guide to Web Design

148 Chapter 9 – Adding Images and Other Page Elements

Summary of Object Placement Tags

Web Design in a Nutshell, eMatter Edition

hspace=number

NN 4.0 and IE 4.0 only.Used in conjunction with thealignattribute, this

attribute specifies in number of pixels the amount of space to leave clear to

the left and right of the media object.

name=name

Specifies a name for the embedded object. This is particularly useful for refer-

encing the object from a script.

palette=foreground|background

NN 4.0 and MSIE 4.0 only.This attributes applies to the Windows platform

only. A value offoregroundmakes the palette used by the plug-in the fore-

ground palette. Similarly, a value ofbackgroundmakes the plug-in use the

background palette, which is also the default.

pluginspage=url

NN 4.0 and MSIE 4.0 only.Specifies the URL for information on installing the

appropriate plug-in.

src=url

Provides the URL to the file or object to be placed on the page. This is a

required attribute.

units=pixels|en

Defines the measurement units used by height and width. The default is

pixels. En units are half the point size of the body text.

vspace=number

NN 4.0 and MSIE 4.0 only.Used in conjunction with thealignattribute, this

attribute specifies (in pixels) the amount of space to leave clear above and

below the media object.

width=number

Specifies the width of the object in number of pixels. Some media types

require this attribute.

Internet Explorer only

alt=text

Provides alternative text when the media object cannot be displayed (same as

for the<img> tag).

code=filename

Specifies the class name of the Java code to be executed.

codebase=url

Specifies the base URL for the application.

Netscape Navigator only

border=number

Specifies the width of the border (in pixels) around the media object.

frameborder=yes|no

Turns the border on or off.