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Re: ABBR vs. just spelling it out.

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From: Kynn Bartlett
Date: Mar 23, 2006 11:20AM

On 3/23/06, Alastair Campbell < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> It sounds like the ideal (for screen readers) would be having 3 options:
> 1. read all titles from acronyms & abbr (and other?) elements.
> 2. Warn of items with titles (with a little 'bing' or something), with a
> specific key stroke/combo to read the expansion.
> 3. Read none.
> With the middle option being default, and roughly the same has having an
> underline that visual interfaces provide.
> Would that be possible/plausible?


Certainly possible and plausible. What do users of screenreaders want?

--Kynn