Re: XHTML2 abbr Expansion

> I though it would be nice to have a 'for' attribute on the 'abbr'
> element with IDREF(s) type.

(@Alexander -- 'XML' complies with an acronym; take e.g. 'Wisc.' as an
abbreviation.)

Seems like a reasonable suggestion, assuming multiple acronym or abbrevation
explanations per page (it's something I often have to deal with). It's
useful to increase a Web site's benefit and Accessibility by encouraging
publishers to use these elements consequently (and by the way offering a decreased
site weight -- the less code, the less time to load).

Maybe the WAI WG has some thoughts on it, too.


Best regards,
 Jens.



>  This is the first occurence of <abbr id="xml" title="Ext Mark
> Lang">XML</abbr>.
>  While this is the second <abbr for="xml">XML</abbr>.
>  While this is another expansion for <abbr id="mean" title="Extra Mean
> Leak">XML</abbr>.


-- 
Jens Meiert
Interface Architect

http://meiert.com

Received on Sunday, 5 October 2003 10:23:46 UTC