Sorry guys, it really should be marked up as follows: <th abbr="Cascading Style Sheet" scope="col">CSS</th> You could even put aq title attribute in there as well if you like.
Cheers Jeff Lowder Accessibility 1st Website: http://www.accessibility1st.com.au > From: Gez Lemon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org> > Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:12:26 +0000 > To: <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org> > Subject: Re: [WSG] <Acronym> within <th> & Screen Readers > > On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:51:46 -0000, Jamie Mason > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hey all, >> Does anyone know what the output for a Screen Reader would be for example; >> >> <th><acronym title="Cascading Style Sheets">CSS</acronym></th> > > JAWS can be configured to read the title attribute of abbreviations > and acronyms, and will read them when they're nested in elements such > as th. By default, JAWS won't read the title attribute. pwWebSpeak > reads both the title and the abbreviation. WindowsEyes and Home Page > Reader used to ignore them, but I don't know whether that's changed. > > Strictly speaking, CSS should be marked up as an abbreviation rather > than an acronym, as it cannot be pronounced. > > Best regards, > > Gez > _____________________________ > Supplement your vitamins > http://juicystudio.com > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
