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Posted by Marcus Stollsteimer on 02/13/06 20:41
Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> Marcus Stollsteimer wrote:
>
>> Jonathan N. Little wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Marcus Stollsteimer wrote:
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>>>>Hi group,
>>>>
>>>>I am wondering:
>>>>
>>>>1. how should these elements be best used (and what is a good
>>>>reason for using them in the first place)? When the meaning of the
>>>>abbreviation is not clear, it should be explained in the _text_,
>>>>not in the title attribute, shouldn't it?
>>>>
>>>>2. what is the difference between them (or: why not always use
>>>><abbr>)?
>>>>
>>>>I would appreciate some hints regarding these questions.
>>>
>>>Because they are not the same, some abbreviations can be acronyms
>>>but not all abbreviations are acronyms.
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the reply, but I am not that ignorant...
>>
>> The point is: all acronyms are abbreviations.
>>
>> So: what's the use of the <acronym> element?
>> Why not just always use <abbr>? Is it for some reason
>> important to know that some abbreviation is an acronym?
>>
>
> You asked what the difference was, I told you.
of course I meant the difference of the HTML elements
> If you want to use
> <abbr> for all, so be it, if you want to be more specific for your
> acronyms then use <acronym> [shrugs] One note though, you of course
> know that Billy's IE doesn't recognize the <abbr> element...
now that is some information
> With respect to #1, sure no one is preventing you from putting a
> definition with your text, or better yet, make it a link to a
> glossary page!
Regards,
Marcus
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