have you tried just pressing and holding the link? that gives me a pop-up with various options, but it also shows me the link text.
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tiggy - May 24, 2012 2:02:32 am PDT #20125 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
omnis_audis - May 24, 2012 10:17:27 am PDT #20126 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
doesn't work with xkcd cartoons.
-t - May 24, 2012 10:30:03 am PDT #20127 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't know of a general answer, but for xkcd and other comics that I have in my RSS feed, when I view them using Flipboard the mouse-over text is added at the bottom of the image. Possibly a particular browser has addressed this, but I haven't really looked at many browsers.
Zenkitty - May 24, 2012 11:53:55 am PDT #20128 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
doesn't work with xkcd cartoons.
Hos did you know that's what I was looking at, omnis?
omnis_audis - May 24, 2012 12:04:05 pm PDT #20129 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Great minds think alike!
NoiseDesign - May 24, 2012 12:16:14 pm PDT #20130 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
There is an xkcd iOS app that shows the rollover text.
dcp - May 24, 2012 12:59:57 pm PDT #20131 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
If you view xkcd from its mobile site m.xkcd.com, there is an (alt-text) link next to the title of the comic. Tap on that, and the alt text will be displayed.
meara - May 24, 2012 1:12:05 pm PDT #20132 of 25501
There's also an xkcd app. I have it on my phone.
Zenkitty - May 24, 2012 1:16:21 pm PDT #20133 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Excellent! Thank you all for the info.
omnis_audis - May 24, 2012 3:24:20 pm PDT #20134 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
wow, it's like we are all xkcd fans or something. Strange. Hmmm, maybe we should think about opening a thread for it.
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