Re: ReSpec changes for definitions

Actually, after some discussion the community would prefer that the new
attribute be 'data-lt' so that respec input will continue to validate.  I
have pushed a new version that implements this change.

On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Shane McCarron <shane@aptest.com> wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> If you are using the <dfn> and <a> features of ReSpec to handle linking to
> your definitions, you will notice that there is a new warning related to
> this.  We have deprecated support for @title on definitions and <a>
> attributes.  This is to more closely align with Bikeshed (another
> publication tool) and to make @title available for use with A11Y or other
> features.
>
> At the same time, we have added a feature where you can define *aliases* for
> your terms using the 'lt' attribute.  You can do aliases with a form like:
>
> <dfn lt="term|terms|my term|another name">My Term</dfn>
>
> You can reference this using <a>terms</a> (or any of its defined forms).
> You can also reference it using <a lt="term">some string that is not an
> alias</a> if you like.
>
> You will get warnings about your use of @title for a while.  At some point
> we pla on removing support for @title altogether.
>
> Let me know if you have any questions.
>
> --
> Shane McCarron
> Managing Director, Applied Testing and Technology, Inc.
>



-- 
Shane McCarron
Managing Director, Applied Testing and Technology, Inc.