- From: Jason White <jasonw@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 09:15:34 +1000 (AEST)
- To: WAI Working Group <w3c-wai-wg@w3.org>
I agree that defining a link type for the abbreviation dictionary is an important first step. Also, I have wondered to what extent the abbreviation dictionary and the phonetic markup work can be combined. For example, an external dictionary file might be an appropriate means of implementing phonetic markup. However, abbreviation dictionaries perhaps should not be connected exclusively with the phonetic work, since they may be useful to braille translators as well (for example, I understand that the French braille system distinguishes between a full stop (point) and a "point abbreviatif", which is used in abbreviations). I would suggest using either an XML DTD or an HTML document, as discussed earlier in this thread. The abbreviation dictionary certainly needs the equivalent of the HTML 4.0 LANG attribute, and should allow a full multinational character set to be used. I agree that it would be helpful in some instances for phonetic markup to be included as well.
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