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Re: Optimum position of asterixes on web forms

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From: Andy Mabbett
Date: Oct 10, 2008 1:50AM

In this context, it is an abbreviation.


In message < <EMAIL REMOVED> >, Dean Hamack
< <EMAIL REMOVED> > writes

>That's semantically incorrect. An asterisk is not an abbreviation. Proper
>use of abbr is like so:
>
><abbr title="Telephone Number">PH:</abbr> 206.905.8575
>
>
>On 10/9/08 12:50 PM, "Andy Mabbett" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>
>> Wouldn't that be better as:
>>
>> <h2>* denotes mandatory field</h2>
>> <label>Name:<abbr title="mandatory">*</abbr></label>
>>
>> or perhaps:
>>
>> <h2><abbr title="required">*</abbr> denotes mandatory field</h2>
>> <label>Name:<abbr>*</abbr></label>


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