Re: DPUB and SVG Graphics mappings for Webkit

Questions about aria-linktype:

1. What is the value to the user or AT for having these different linktypes enumerated versus using a freeform aria-roledescription?

2. These values seem very specific to DPUB. Couldn't these be DPUB subroles of link in the DPUB spec? doc-commentlink, doc-footnotelink, etc? I think it'd be more clear there, and decrease the implementation complexity.

3. Using an enumerated taxonomy doesn't seem to provide any benefit over subroles. Is there any?

4. What is the end-user expectation? Presumably you expect a role description change, like "footnote link"? Anything else?

Thanks,
James


> On Feb 23, 2016, at 8:05 AM, Richard Schwerdtfeger <richschwer@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes. that is the dpub module. 
> 
> Note: Many places where we have references (which are link types) we are introducing an aria-linktype versus having additional roles for links. Here is the branch proposal for that:
> 
> https://rawgit.com/w3c/aria/action-2006/aria/aria.html#aria-linktype <https://rawgit.com/w3c/aria/action-2006/aria/aria.html#aria-linktype>
> 
> Rich
> 
>> On Feb 22, 2016, at 8:11 PM, James Craig <jcraig@apple.com <mailto:jcraig@apple.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> What's the current URL for the ARIA graphics module? Not the AAM doc, just the spec.
>> 
>> I see graphics.html and graphics2.html in source control.
>> 
>> Presumably this is the current spec draft for DPUB?
>> https://rawgit.com/w3c/aria/master/aria/dpub.html <https://rawgit.com/w3c/aria/master/aria/dpub.html>
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 19, 2016, at 2:36 PM, Richard Schwerdtfeger <richschwer@gmail.com <mailto:richschwer@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> James, Chris, 
>>> 
>>> I want to make sure we have adequate mappings for the DPUB ARIA roles and the SVG Graphics roles in Webkit for Mac Platforms
>>> 
>>> http://rawgit.com/w3c/aria/master/dpub-aam/dpub-aam.html#mapping_role_table <http://rawgit.com/w3c/aria/master/dpub-aam/dpub-aam.html#mapping_role_table>
>>> 
>>> http://rawgit.com/w3c/aria/master/graphics-aam/graphics-aam.html <http://rawgit.com/w3c/aria/master/graphics-aam/graphics-aam.html>
>>> 
>>> Don’t pay attention to the current mappings. Please just tell us what you want. These are place holders. I don’t know if you have been following the aria discussion but we are looking at introducing an aria-linktype for the different types of links that are in EPUB so that we can still use things like AXLink and not proliferate link roles. 
>>> 
>>> Would you please help us define these mappings?
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> 
>>> Rich
>>> 
>>> Rich Schwerdtfeger
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