Add 'title' tags to CHtml linkTag and image methods of CHtml.php

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1

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&nbsp; ( . . . , $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
2

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.

3

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.

4

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?