Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:12:17 +0200 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Adding <acronym> elements to wlan Handbook section Message-ID: <494030B1.2080001@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <871vwfn418.fsf@kobe.laptop>
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Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > The wireless networking section is one of those I've been translating > lately, and I noticed that it includes *many* acronyms (AP, BSS, SSID, > IBSS, WPA, WEP, PSK, TKIP, and so on). The acronyms are practically > everywhere, so adding <acronym> tags to them directly into CVS may not > be a very gentle thing to do. > > So here it is, in diff format for your pleasure. Does anyone have > objections to the patch attached below? > > [NOTE: I haven't wrapped any lines, to keep the patch more readable, but > I know already that some of the touched lines may need a bit of wrap & > filling after the patch goes in.] > No objection here, but just an idea: It is also possible to use something like: <acronym role="Wired Equivalent Privacy">WEP</acronym> when this is rendered in HTML, the text in "role" appears on mouse-over (what most would call a tool tip). Maybe we could use this the first time the acronym is used (except if it is already expanded in the preceeding text of course).home | help
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