[uf-discuss] A further possible solution to the "abbr" accessibility issue

Andy Mabbett andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk
Sat Feb 9 17:43:12 PST 2008


In message <d4154bcf0802091115we168d5eqfd319db0ffb273c9 at mail.gmail.com>, 
Sarven Capadisli <csarven at gmail.com> writes

>> A further advantage of this method has just occurred to me; it could use
>> plain-language *and* machine values in one title, thus:
>>
>>         <span class="dtstart"
>>                 title="we start at three minutes
>>                 past four - data: 2007-09-12T16:03:00+01:00">
>>                 4.03pm
>>         </span>
>>
>> and we could even exempt parentheses:
>>
>>         <span class="dtstart"
>>                 title="we start at three minutes
>>                 past 4 (data: 2007-09-12T16:03:00+01:00)">
>>                 4.03pm
>>         </span>

>I wonder if this will be heavy for the parsers when both 
>"plain-language *and* machine values" are mixed i.e., knowing the scope 
>of the regex to differentiate between the two.

'Everything after "data:" excluding leading white space and a trailing 
close-parenthesis, if any' shouldn't be to difficult to code.

-- 
Andy Mabbett


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