Hey Damian,
Very valid point! It's not too difficult to turn a verb into an adjective.
Somehow, though, reading your example I get the feeling that it's a very
passive voice to read in.
It almost *feels* like:
Here's the Registration Form (which by the way you can also fill in).
What else would you do with an online form?
You could print it, but again 'print' (and 'register') seem to be different
verbs to 'complete' and 'fill in'.
They sound like context-specific Tasks rather than simply actions.
In which case, I'd probably want to use the verb as the link text - it seems
more forceful (at least from a marketing perspective) and there's absolutely
no confusion as to what you are being asked to do:
Register! Don't just look at the registration form and decide whether or
not to.
In response to Christian's claim - sorry but no one said we were abandoning
the title attribute at all!
This is a question of usability, rather than accessibility.
R :o)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Damian Sweeney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [WSG] Click here--reference
I haven't made up my mind about verbs in links yet, but a counter example
to yours Richard:
However, for pages where you're asked to register for a conference, for
example, there's no way you'd put:
Register for the <http://www.forbesconferences.com/?page=register>Forbes
Conference.
How about:
Fill in the <a
href="http://www.forbesconferences.com/?page=register";>Forbes Conference
Registration Form</a>.
Damian
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