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Re: JAWS & <dfn>, <acronyms>, etc...

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Jun 3, 2009 1:55PM

Seth Kane wrote:
> Anyone out there that uses JAWS do you know if it reads out load the attributes of a:
>
> <dfn> tag defines a definition term

Worth noting that dfn marks up the *defining instance* of a term, not
its definition. In the normal flow of the document, this would be the
first time you use an unfamiliar term (in print this usually warrants
having that term in italics, but not on subsequent use), often followed
by (but not explicitly tied to in any markup way) a definition.

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Patrick H. Lauke