[jbr]

All generated hyperlinks and images need the title attributed added.
Titles are not decoration (providing "tool tips" is a side-effect).

They are required DOM elements and help sites conform with the W3C WAI-aaa and Section 508 standard -- most automated validators miss title when the DOC Type is "transitional."

One of the benefits of including title is that screen readers can read these to the sight-impaired and they can be useful to those stuck on mobile devices.

For example:
<a href="http://www.yiiframework.com/">Yii Framework</a>
should be:
<a title="Yii Framework" href="http://www.yiiframework.com/">Yii Framework</a>

public static function linkTag( . . . , $title, . . .)
public static function image  ( . . . , $title, . . .)

Description
CHtml is a static class that provides a collection of helper methods
for creating HTML views.

Location
. . . /yii/framework/web/helpers/CHtml.php

[qiang]

You can specify a title by passing a 'title' element in the html option parameter. We are not going to change the methods with the new title parameter because it would break backward compatibility.

[jbr]

Thanks for reminding me about the flexibility of Yii.  Of course I can add the 'title' attribute using htmloptions, and I will; I also appreciate the necessity for maintaining backward compatibility.

[kinetic_one]

Hello,

I read your post. I'm also interested in the screen reader part.
The title-tag part seems something that can be done, but what about things like the search/filter boxes on top of a datagrid view, along with the buttons on the right and?
When I try to tab through a bacis Yii app, nothing gets selected except for a few menu items.
Do you perhaps know a solutions?

jbr, on 07 February 2009 - 10:06 PM, said:

All generated hyperlinks and images need the title attributed added.
Titles are not decoration (providing "tool tips" is a side-effect).

They are required DOM elements and help sites conform with the W3C WAI-aaa and Section 508 standard -- most automated validators miss title when the DOC Type is "transitional."

One of the benefits of including title is that screen readers can read these to the sight-impaired and they can be useful to those stuck on mobile devices.

For example:
<a href="http://www.yiiframework.com/">Yii Framework</a>
should be:
<a title="Yii Framework" href="http://www.yiiframework.com/">Yii Framework</a>

public static function linkTag( . . . , $title, . . .)
public static function image  ( . . . , $title, . . .)

Description
CHtml is a static class that provides a collection of helper methods
for creating HTML views.

Location
. . . /yii/framework/web/helpers/CHtml.php