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Re: Where's the beginning? (was RE: When to Spell Out Acronyms)

Subject: Re: Where's the beginning? (was RE: When to Spell Out Acronyms)
From: Kat Nagel <kat -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 21:47:37 -0500

Still catching up with last month's mail...

At 12:51 PM -0500 2006/11/21, David Castro wrote:

What about providing alt text for acronyms
(using the TITLE attribute in a null link)? The user can float over
the acronym to have the spelled out version displayed in fly-over
text.
[snip]
What do y'all think of that idea? Feasible? Not obvious enough?


Done that. Worked great on the compiled HTML help system I did several years ago. Sucks rocks on the Java Help system I'm working with now. <shrug> One of these days I'll have time to figure out what I'm doing wrong. For now, though, I'm just going back to using the acronym tag. The Keeper of the Templates doesn't like the dotted-line effect, but at least it works.

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who will summarize the LCD monitor responses soon, but is currently learning what Year End means in a payroll/benefits administration company. Oof! Doesn't leave me much time for anything else.
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