No, you hit upon the best way. Unfortunately the % signature for spans in Textile doesn't take a title option like links and acronyms. Textile intends for you to use HTML inline when necessary, so go right ahead with your span tags, though you shouldn't need the double-equals for escapement.
Should be able to do <span title="explanatory text">multi word stuff, not upper case</span> without problem. <p>Should be able to do <span title="explanatory text">multi word stuff, not upper case</span> without problem.</p> -Jason On Oct 29, 2009, at 11:02 PM, Anton Aylward wrote: > I've been experimenting with embedding the 'title' tag. > > Redcloth does this with the 'acronym mechanism. > >> From http://redcloth.org/textile/writing-paragraph-text/ > there is the example > > The EPA(Environmental Protection Agency) is measuring > GHG(greenhouse gas) emissions. > > being mapped to > > <p>The <acronym title="Environmental Protection Agency"> > <span class="caps">EPA</span></acronym> is measuring > <acronym title="greenhouse gas"><span class="caps">GHG</span></ > acronym> > emissions.</p> > > The key bit here is that the > title="Environmental Protection Agency" > causes a popup. > > I want to do a similar thing but end up as > > <tag > title="explanatory text" >> > multi word stuff, not upper case > </tag> > > The 'tag' will probably be a <span> > > The best I've figured out is > > ==<span title="explanatory text"> > multi word stuff, not upper case > </span>== > > which is a bit clunky. > > Any ideas? > > -- > Between the iron gates of fate, The seeds of time were sown, > And watered by the deeds of those Who know and who are known; > Knowledge is a deadly friend When no one sets the rules. > The fate of all mankind I see Is in the hands of fools. > - Greg Lake > > _______________________________________________ > Radiant mailing list > Post: Radiant@radiantcms.org > Search: http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/ > Site: http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant _______________________________________________ Radiant mailing list Post: Radiant@radiantcms.org Search: http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/ Site: http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant