RE: Tables and the Summary attribute

Hi Terrence,

Since a screen reader will be announcing row and column headers as they
change when the user navigates the (data) table, I think the summary should
alert the user about what to expect in that regard by providing a brief
description of the (data) table structure.

Jim
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] On Behalf
Of Terrence Wood
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 7:05 PM
To: WAI Interest Group
Subject: Tables and the Summary attribute


What is the best use of the table summary attribute to (A) summarize the
content of the table, or (B) provide a descriptive narrative on the
structure of the table?


kind regards
Terrence Wood.