diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/Xoa_app_.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/Xoa_app_.java
index c380e58aa..96329f699 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/Xoa_app_.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/Xoa_app_.java
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ public class Xoa_app_ {
 		}
 	}
 	public static final String		Name			= "xowa";
-	public static final int		Version_id		= 533;
-	public static final String		Version			= "4.5.11.1707";
+	public static final int		Version_id		= 534;
+	public static final String		Version			= "4.5.12.1707";
 	public static String	Build_date		= "2012-12-30 00:00:00";
 	public static String	Build_date_fmt	= "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss";
 	public static String	Op_sys_str;
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_fmtr__basic.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_fmtr__basic.java
index 241bad927..2225c91f6 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_fmtr__basic.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_fmtr__basic.java
@@ -100,9 +100,11 @@ public class Xoh_file_fmtr__basic implements Xoh_file_fmtr {
 	public Bry_fmt Fmt_thumb_part_alt() {return fmt__thumb_part_alt;} private final    Bry_fmt fmt__thumb_part_alt = Bry_fmt.Auto
 	(String_.Concat_lines_nl_skip_last
 	( ""
+	, "    <div class=\"xowa_alt_text\">"
 	, "    <hr/>"
 	, "    <div class=\"thumbcaption\">~{html}"
 	, "    </div>"
+	, "    </div>"
 	));
 
 	public byte[] Bld_thumb_part_magnify(byte[] a_href, byte[] a_title) {
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__audio__tst.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__audio__tst.java
index 285ec1564..6ece14e5e 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__audio__tst.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__audio__tst.java
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ public class Xoh_file_wtr__audio__tst {
 		, "    <div class=\"thumbcaption\">"
 		,       "<div class=\"magnify\"><a href=\"/wiki/File:A.oga\" class=\"internal\" title=\"Enlarge\"></a></div>a"
 		, "    </div>"
+		, "    <div class=\"xowa_alt_text\">"
 		, "    <hr/>"
 		, "    <div class=\"thumbcaption\">b"
 		, "    </div>"
+		, "    </div>"
 		, "  </div>"
 		, "</div>"
 		, ""
@@ -76,9 +78,11 @@ public class Xoh_file_wtr__audio__tst {
 		, "    </div>"
 		, "    <div class=\"thumbcaption\">a"
 		, "    </div>"
+		, "    <div class=\"xowa_alt_text\">"
 		, "    <hr/>"
 		, "    <div class=\"thumbcaption\">b"
 		, "    </div>"
+		, "    </div>"
 		));		
 	}
 }
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__basic.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__basic.java
index 9b4abb1f2..0042e7538 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__basic.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__basic.java
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ public class Xoh_file_wtr__basic implements Gfo_invk {
 		this.caption_fmtr = new Xoh_lnki_text_fmtr(wiki.Utl__bfr_mkr(), html_wtr);
 		this.html_fmtr = fmtr__basic;
 	}
+	public boolean Alt_show_in_html() {return alt_show_in_html;} private boolean alt_show_in_html;
 	public void Init_by_wiki(Xowe_wiki wiki) {
-		wiki.App().Cfg().Bind_many_wiki(this, wiki, Cfg__alt_in_caption, Cfg__alt_defaults_to_caption);
+		wiki.App().Cfg().Bind_many_wiki(this, wiki, Cfg__alt_in_caption, Cfg__alt_defaults_to_caption, Cfg__alt_show_in_html);
 	}
 	public void Init_by_page(Xoh_wtr_ctx hctx, Xoae_page page) {
 		this.page = page;
@@ -271,12 +272,15 @@ public class Xoh_file_wtr__basic implements Gfo_invk {
 	public Object Invk(GfsCtx ctx, int ikey, String k, GfoMsg m) {
 		if		(ctx.Match(k, Cfg__alt_in_caption))				alt_in_caption = m.ReadYn("v");
 		else if	(ctx.Match(k, Cfg__alt_defaults_to_caption))	alt_defaults_to_caption = m.ReadYn("v");
+		else if	(ctx.Match(k, Cfg__alt_show_in_html))			alt_show_in_html = m.ReadYn("v");
 		else	return Gfo_invk_.Rv_unhandled;
 		return this;
 	}
 	private static final String
 	  Cfg__alt_in_caption				= "xowa.html.alt.show_in_caption"
-	, Cfg__alt_defaults_to_caption		= "xowa.html.alt.empty_alt_uses_caption";
+	, Cfg__alt_defaults_to_caption		= "xowa.html.alt.empty_alt_uses_caption"
+	, Cfg__alt_show_in_html				= "xowa.html.alt.show_in_html"
+	;
 
 	private static final    byte[]
 	  Div_center_bgn			= Bry_.new_a7("<div class=\"center\">")
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__image__basic__tst.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__image__basic__tst.java
index 1ceddf406..60792850f 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__image__basic__tst.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__image__basic__tst.java
@@ -168,9 +168,11 @@ public class Xoh_file_wtr__image__basic__tst {
 		, "    <div class=\"thumbcaption\">"
 		,       "<div class=\"magnify\"><a href=\"/wiki/File:A.png\" class=\"internal\" title=\"Enlarge\"></a></div>"
 		, "    </div>"
+		, "    <div class=\"xowa_alt_text\">"
 		, "    <hr/>"
 		, "    <div class=\"thumbcaption\">b <a href=\"/wiki/C\">c</a> d"
 		, "    </div>"
+		, "    </div>"
 		, "  </div>"
 		, "</div>"
 		, ""
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__video__tst.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__video__tst.java
index 7c9095396..ada5c50f7 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__video__tst.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/core/wkrs/lnkis/htmls/Xoh_file_wtr__video__tst.java
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ public class Xoh_file_wtr__video__tst {
 		, "    <div class=\"thumbcaption\">"
 		,       "<div class=\"magnify\"><a href=\"/wiki/File:A.ogv\" class=\"internal\" title=\"Enlarge\"></a></div>bcd"
 		, "    </div>"
+		, "    <div class=\"xowa_alt_text\">"
 		, "    <hr/>"
 		, "    <div class=\"thumbcaption\">efg"
 		, "    </div>"
+		, "    </div>"
 		, "  </div>"
 		, "</div>"
 		, ""
@@ -115,9 +117,11 @@ public class Xoh_file_wtr__video__tst {
 		, "    <div class=\"thumbcaption\">"
 		,       "<div class=\"magnify\"><a href=\"/wiki/File:A.webm\" class=\"internal\" title=\"Enlarge\"></a></div>a"
 		, "    </div>"
+		, "    <div class=\"xowa_alt_text\">"
 		, "    <hr/>"
 		, "    <div class=\"thumbcaption\">b"
 		, "    </div>"
+		, "    </div>"
 		, "  </div>"
 		, "</div>"
 		, ""
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/heads/Xoh_head_itm_.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/heads/Xoh_head_itm_.java
index 5a339161e..2df6b93cb 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/heads/Xoh_head_itm_.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/heads/Xoh_head_itm_.java
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ public class Xoh_head_itm_ {
 	, Key__server			= Bry_.new_a7("server")
 	, Key__tabber			= Bry_.new_a7("tabber")
 	, Key__xo_elem			= Bry_.new_a7("xo.elem")
+	, Key__page_cfg			= Bry_.new_a7("page_cfg")
 	;
 }
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/heads/Xoh_head_itm__page_cfg.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/heads/Xoh_head_itm__page_cfg.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afc922e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/heads/Xoh_head_itm__page_cfg.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+XOWA: the XOWA Offline Wiki Application
+Copyright (C) 2012-2017 gnosygnu@gmail.com
+
+XOWA is licensed under the terms of the General Public License (GPL) Version 3,
+or alternatively under the terms of the Apache License Version 2.0.
+
+You may use XOWA according to either of these licenses as is most appropriate
+for your project on a case-by-case basis.
+
+The terms of each license can be found in the source code repository:
+
+GPLv3 License: https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/blob/master/LICENSE-GPLv3.txt
+Apache License: https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/blob/master/LICENSE-APACHE2.txt
+*/
+package gplx.xowa.htmls.heads; import gplx.*; import gplx.xowa.*; import gplx.xowa.htmls.*;
+import gplx.xowa.guis.*;
+public class Xoh_head_itm__page_cfg extends Xoh_head_itm__base {
+	@Override public byte[] Key() {return Xoh_head_itm_.Key__page_cfg;}
+	@Override public int Flags() {return Flag__css_text;}
+	@Override public void Write_css_text(Xoae_app app, Xowe_wiki wiki, Xoae_page page, Xoh_head_wtr wtr) {
+		wtr.Write_css_style_itm(Css_alt_text_display_none);
+	}
+	private static final    byte[] Css_alt_text_display_none = Bry_.new_u8(String_.Concat_lines_nl
+	( ".xowa_alt_text {"
+	, "  display:none;"
+	, "}"
+	));
+}
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/heads/Xoh_head_mgr.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/heads/Xoh_head_mgr.java
index ff7ee75db..68666de18 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/heads/Xoh_head_mgr.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/htmls/heads/Xoh_head_mgr.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class Xoh_head_mgr implements gplx.core.brys.Bfr_arg {
 	public Xoh_head_mgr() {
 		Itms_add(itm__css, itm__globals, itm__xo_elem, itm__server, itm__popups, itm__toc, itm__collapsible, itm__navframe, itm__gallery, itm__gallery_styles
 		, itm__mathjax, itm__graph, itm__hiero, itm__top_icon, itm__title_rewrite, itm__search_suggest, itm__timeline
-		, itm__dbui, itm__pgbnr, itm__tabber
+		, itm__dbui, itm__pgbnr, itm__tabber, itm__page_cfg
 		);
 	}
 	public Xoh_head_itm__css					Itm__css() {return itm__css;} private final    Xoh_head_itm__css itm__css = new Xoh_head_itm__css();
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public class Xoh_head_mgr implements gplx.core.brys.Bfr_arg {
 	public Xoh_head_itm__dbui					Itm__dbui() {return itm__dbui;} private final    Xoh_head_itm__dbui itm__dbui = new Xoh_head_itm__dbui();
 	public Xoh_head_itm__pgbnr					Itm__pgbnr() {return itm__pgbnr;} private final    Xoh_head_itm__pgbnr itm__pgbnr = new Xoh_head_itm__pgbnr();
 	public Xoh_head_itm__tabber					Itm__tabber() {return itm__tabber;} private final    Xoh_head_itm__tabber itm__tabber = new Xoh_head_itm__tabber();
+	public Xoh_head_itm__page_cfg				Itm__page_cfg() {return itm__page_cfg;} private final    Xoh_head_itm__page_cfg itm__page_cfg = new Xoh_head_itm__page_cfg();
 	public Xoh_head_mgr Init(Xoae_app app, Xowe_wiki wiki, Xoae_page page) {
 		this.app = app; this.wiki = wiki; this.page = page;
 		return this;
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ public class Xoh_head_mgr implements gplx.core.brys.Bfr_arg {
 		if (wiki.Html_mgr().Head_mgr().Itm__top_icon().Enabled_y())			itm__top_icon.Enabled_y_();
 		if (wiki.Html_mgr().Head_mgr().Itm__title_rewrite().Enabled_y())	itm__title_rewrite.Enabled_y_();
 		if (app.Addon_mgr().Itms__search__htmlbar().Enabled())				itm__search_suggest.Enabled_y_();
+		if (!wiki.Html_mgr().Html_wtr().Lnki_wtr().File_wtr().File_wtr().Alt_show_in_html()) itm__page_cfg.Enabled_y_();
 		itm__css.Enabled_y_();
 		itm__globals.Enabled_y_();	// for now, always mark this and rest as exists; DATE:2014-06-09
 		itm__xo_elem.Enabled_y_();