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Re: Technique 5.1 (Table Headers)

From: Chris Ridpath <chris.ridpath@utoronto.ca>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 11:11:36 -0500
Message-ID: <002c01bf2d28$986ec040$b040968e@ic.utoronto.ca>
To: "WAI ER IG List" <w3c-wai-er-ig@w3.org>
The guideline specifies that there should be row and/or column headers for
*data* tables only.

Shouldn't there be headers for tables used for layout?

How could we determine if the table was a data table or a layout table?

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Ridpath <chris.ridpath@utoronto.ca>
To: WAI ER IG List <w3c-wai-er-ig@w3.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 3:45 PM
Subject: Technique 5.1 (Table Headers)


> Perhaps it's time we looked at some of the more complex guidelines. Can we
> start off with Guideline 5 - "Create tables that transform gracefully"?
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> Technique 5.1 - Check for row and column headers
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/#Checkpoint5.1
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> (Actually this table technique seems quite straightforward.)
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> Chris
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