[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32095: Link Text box in Insert/edit link

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#32095: Link Text  box in Insert/edit link
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 Reporter:  Enticknap     |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Editor        |     Version:  4.2
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by Hansaplastique):

 Really not intended to fire up the discussion even more ... I'm just
 trying to point out that both views are supported ...

 On "''that page''" (HTML5 draft):
 It says nowhere "stop using this" or "no longer support".
 However it does state exactly what most of us are using it for:
 appropriate for tooltips.

 It also says that "relying on it is discouraged", as it may not reach all
 users [agents] ...

 (from [http://www.w3.org/TR/html51/dom.html#the-title-attribute]).

 '''3.2.5.2 The title attribute'''

 '''The title attribute represents advisory information for the element,
 such as would be appropriate for a tooltip.''' On a link, this could be
 the title or a description of the target resource; on an image, it could
 be the image credit or a description of the image; on a paragraph, it
 could be a footnote or commentary on the text; on a citation, it could be
 further information about the source; on interactive content, it could be
 a label for, or instructions for, use of the element; and so forth. The
 value is text.

 '''Relying on the title attribute is currently discouraged as many user
 agents do not expose the attribute in an accessible manner''' as required
 by this specification (e.g. requiring a pointing device such as a mouse to
 cause a tooltip to appear, which excludes keyboard-only users and touch-
 only users, such as anyone with a modern phone or tablet).

 If this attribute is omitted from an element, then it implies that the
 title attribute of the nearest ancestor HTML element with a title
 attribute set is also relevant to this element. Setting the attribute
 overrides this, explicitly stating that the advisory information of any
 ancestors is not relevant to this element. Setting the attribute to the
 empty string indicates that the element has no advisory information.

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