[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #35391: Remove title attributes: the Posts Date column full date and time

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#35391: Remove title attributes: the Posts Date column full date and time
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 Reporter:  afercia                    |       Owner:  afercia
     Type:  defect (bug)               |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                     |   Milestone:  4.5
Component:  Administration             |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                     |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots has-patch  |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility
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Comment (by afercia):

 @TimothyBlynJacobs thanks for your feedback. Have already considered all
 your points but the primary goal of this ticket is to remove the title
 attribute. I wouldn't recommend any solution that still relies on the
 title attribute for several reasons you can find expanded in all the
 previous tickets related to title attributes.
 [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?summary=~remove+title+attribute&desc=1&order=id
 42 tickets] at the moment :) Some points:
 - the "Excerpt view" is for Excerpts, that's why is called "Excerpt view"
 and not "Full date and time view". Also wondering how many users have ever
 noticed the full date/time displayed there or how many have ever used the
 Excerpt view at all :)
 - plugins: unfortunately yes, but if they're breaking the table that would
 likely happen anyways, the date column width is in percentage so the exact
 size will vary but the difference is something about just 50/60 pixels
 - it's not just about accessibility: title attributes exclude a lot of
 users: the Web is evolving and title attributes are more and more
 [https://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/2013/01/using-the-html-title-
 attribute-updated/ the best way to hide content from users]
 - please also consider relying on the title attribute is currently
 discouraged in HTML5 http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/dom.html#the-title-
 attribute
 I'm open to suggestions, but I really see title attributes as a thing of
 the past, ideally we should strive to find new ways to convey expanded
 information to all users, on hover, focus and mobile-friendly as pointed
 out by @joedolson in a [comment:6:ticket:35136 recent comment].

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