Re: Aria role=alert on UL tag fails validation

Hi sailesh,



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Regards

SteveF
HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/>


On 24 November 2013 00:25, Sailesh Panchang <sailesh.panchang@deque.com>wrote:

> Hello Steve,
> Thanks for responding.
> I did file 23888 and 23889


I closed 23889 as invalid as it should be filed against ARIA 1.1


> and added the following to 23888:
> Well I could make the validator error go away if I put the UL tag in a
> div and placed role=alert on the DIV tag innstead of the UL tag.
> I get the same functionality but that is more code that I have to
> insert needlessly. The role=alert does not change the semantics of the
> UL tag like role=navigation or role=menubar etc.
>

this is incorrect as per the ARIA spec and as per what is exposed in
accessibility APIs, depending on AT and browser used headings/lists roles
are ignored as the heading/list roles are overridden by role=alert


> So it does not make sense to insert a div tag or not use <ul role=alert>
>

testing shows otherwise.


>
> ===
> Thanks,
> Sailesh
>
>
> On 11/21/13, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Sailesh,
> > the reason it is flagged as an issue now rather than previously is that
> the
> > implementation of the conformance requirements on use of ARIA in HTML5 is
> > an ongoing process. The restriction on use of role=alert on ul has been
> in
> > the spec for years.
> >
> > Note also that the http://validator.nu has different rules in some
> cases as
> > its rule set is based on the whatwg spec not the W3C HTML spec.
> >
> > The conformance requirements (which ARIA attributes can be used on which
> > elements) are specified in the following tables:
> >
> http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/dom.html#sec-strong-native-semantics
> >
> http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/dom.html#sec-implicit-aria-semantics
> >
> > If you consider that any requirements are incorrect, please file a bug
> > (provide a rationale for a change) against the HTML spec (
> >
> https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/enter_bug.cgi?comment=%22No%20role%2C%20with%20the%20aria-hidden%20state%20set%20to%20%22true%22%22&component=HTML5%20spec&product=HTML%20WG
> )
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > SteveF
> > HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/>
> >
> >
> > On 20 November 2013 21:48, Sailesh Panchang
> > <sailesh.panchang@deque.com>wrote:
> >
> >> Bug 23877 – Checker fails use of ARIA role=alert on UL element
> >> submitted on Nov 20, 2013
> >> I used http://validator.w3.org/check
> >> and also http://validator.nu
> >> The validator fails use of role=alert on a UL tag
> >> Row 53 Column 44: Bad value alert for attribute role on element ul.<ul
> >> id="errlist" role="alert" tabindex="-1">
> >> ✉
> >> Test  the page at
> >> http://mars.dequecloud.com/demo/form-alert2.htm
> >>
> >> I did not see this error a few months ago on the same page and code.
> >> So I am surprised why it is being flagged as an issue now. role=alert
> >> is a valid role as per ARIA specs.
> >> http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/roles#alert
> >> Thanks and regards,
> >> Sailesh Panchang
> >>
> >>
> >
>