Re: [whatwg] On using abbr with no title and screen readers

2012-02-01 Thread Ian Hickson
On Tue, 20 Dec 2011, Jorge wrote: > > I am trying to make myself clear on how and when to use abbr, if at all, > specifically when it does not need expansion and hence does not a title > attribute. If you don't need expansion, then the only reason to use is to have a styling hook (e.g. if you

[whatwg] On using abbr with no title and screen readers

2011-12-20 Thread Jorge
I am trying to make myself clear on how and when to use abbr, if at all, specifically when it does not need expansion and hence does not a title attribute. The point, I guess, is only mark things up if it provides something. I would say that the sole purpose of using abbr with no title (besides