If the problem is 'machine readable dates get read out sometimes' I
don't see how the data: prefix solves that.
Screen readers may be configured to read out the title attribute for
<abbr> and <acronym>; perhaps also <a> and <img>. But they don't
automatically read out the contents of the title attribute in the
general case. The title attribute on <span> or <div> or <table> or
<b> or whatever will not be read out -- data can safely be kept there.
What is needed is a signal to parsers to tell them when to use
element content, and when to use the title attribute. The
"traditional" microformats method is:
* If element==<abbr>, then title attribute
* Else, element content.
Adding support for the "data:" prefix, this becomes:
* If title attribute contains 'data:', then the remainder
of the title attribute
* Else if element==<abbr>, then title attribute
* Else, element content.
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Toby A Inkster
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<http://tobyinkster.co.uk>
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