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Neil Washbrook
New Member
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 Posted - 16 July 2003 : 11:17:54
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Out of a matter of interest why does the snitz code use a constuct like
<a href="/"><acronym title="Homepage">Home</acronym></a> when it could just be
<a href="/" title="HomePage">Home</a>
Is it because of browser compatibilty or the prescence of the OnMouseOver code - or some other reason?
Just curious
Neil
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lofty
Junior Member
USA
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Posted - 16 July 2003 : 13:49:35
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| I think some older browsers wouldn't show the title text as a mouseover tip if you just put the title= in the <a href> tag. But most, if not all showed the tip if used in an acronym tag. |
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goldfish
New Member
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Posted - 28 August 2003 : 09:38:24
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This sounds like a bodge to me.
At the end of the day, if your old browser doesn't show the text properly, get a decent browser. 
The ACRONYM tag has a specific use for accessibility and plain English purposes.
There's some information here.... http://www.w3.org/WAI/wcag-curric/sam41-0.htm
What happens when users take up the option to automatically expand acronyms in future (current?) browsers...? 
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
9335 Posts |
Posted - 28 August 2003 : 10:14:15
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| technically speaking there shouldn't be any use of <b></b>, <u></u> and <i></i> tags either since those have been depricated/replaced, and the tables are missing summary tags which are more or less required for screen readers. To be honest I don't even think the title tags should be added to links, but as with most things with Snitz, you can make the changes that you feel are necessary without anyone complaining (unless you edit the few parts of the codes that explicitly tell you not to edit). |
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Gremlin
General Help Moderator
New Zealand
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Posted - 28 August 2003 : 11:02:41
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At the end of the day, if your old browser doesn't show the text properly, get a decent browser.
I agree, but chances are when that code was first written, the old browsers were actually the "new" browsers of their day. |
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davemaxwell
Access 2000 Support Moderator
USA
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Posted - 28 August 2003 : 11:09:43
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quote:
Originally posted by Gremlin
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At the end of the day, if your old browser doesn't show the text properly, get a decent browser.
I agree, but chances are when that code was first written, the old browsers were actually the "new" browsers of their day.
Plus some companies will not allow that option. I'm working in a shop still using IE5.0. Not too far behind, but still behind. I know of some companies still using NS3 and/or IE4 because it works for them... |
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Reinsnitz
Snitz Forums Admin
USA
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Posted - 30 August 2003 : 12:57:05
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quote:
Originally posted by lofty
I think some older browsers wouldn't show the title text as a mouseover tip if you just put the title= in the <a href> tag. But most, if not all showed the tip if used in an acronym tag.
This is exactly right. |
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