> Aaron M Leventhal wrote: > > > > > Aaron M Leventhal wrote: > > > > W3C can use a multi-pronged solution: > > > > 1. Short term: create new DTD and ask W3C to host it. It can be > > > > considered "beta" for now. It needs to include HTML 4 + tabindex > > > > changes (allow negative numbers and on any element) + WAI-ARIA. > > > The prose of HTML 4.01 is explicit as to the values allowed. A DTD > > > claiming to be HTML 4.01 should not add laxness to allow additional > > > non-conforming values to be valid. > > Well, all the major browsers support this now, and it's part of HTML 5. > > > > From a practical point of view we need it for accessibility. What's > > your counter-proposal in order to allow authors with validation > > requirements to be able to use ARIA? > To not claim to be writing HTML 4. Why not? HTML WG could create errata to address @tabindex and @profile syntax so we can address it in official W3C validation. The PFWG can work a separate experimental DTD that uses that with ARIA. - Aaron > > -- > David Dorward > http://dorward.me.uk/ >Received on Tuesday, 30 September 2008 14:07:42 GMT
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