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From: Seth Kane
Date: Wed, Jun 03 2009 12:40PM
Subject: JAWS & <dfn>, <acronyms>, etc...
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Anyone out there that uses JAWS do you know if it reads out load the attributes of a:

<dfn> tag defines a definition term
<acronym> tag defines an acronym

i.e.
Can I get this <acronym title="as soon as possible">ASAP</acronym>?

I can't seem to get to read the title attribute contents. Is this a feature of JAWS, do you have to turn it on, is there a short cut key?

From: Jared Smith
Date: Wed, Jun 03 2009 12:50PM
Subject: Re: JAWS & <dfn>, <acronyms>, etc...
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On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Seth Kane < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > 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

JAWS does not expand definitions.

> <acronym> tag defines an acronym
>
> i.e.
> Can I get this <acronym title="as soon as possible">ASAP</acronym>?

You can set JAWS to expand acronyms and abbreviations by enabling the
options in Utilities... Configuration Manager, then Set Options...
HTML Options... then by checking the appropriate options in the Text
tab.

I'm going to resist getting on my typical acronym/abbreviation tirade,
but suffice it to say that "ASAP" does not need to be marked up as an
acronym.

Jared Smith
WebAIM.org

From: Seth Kane
Date: Wed, Jun 03 2009 1:05PM
Subject: Re: JAWS & <dfn>, <acronyms>, etc...
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Clearly "ASAP" doesn't need to be marked up but I would be interested in hearing your tirade but ping me individually.

My next question would be this....

How would JAWS handle a acronym in a LABEL tag of a form?

<label>When did you have your last <acronym title="Magnetic resonance imaging">MRI</acronym></label>

Is this example possible and plausible?

-Seth

From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Wed, Jun 03 2009 1:55PM
Subject: Re: JAWS & <dfn>, <acronyms>, etc...
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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.

P
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Patrick H. Lauke