- From: Loretta Guarino Reid <lorettaguarino@google.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:50:48 -0800
- To: Sailesh Panchang <spanchang02@yahoo.com>
- Cc: WCAG-comments <public-comments-wcag20@w3.org>
Received on Thursday, 22 December 2011 00:51:16 UTC
On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Sailesh Panchang <spanchang02@yahoo.com>wrote: > H40: Using definition lists > Comment: > Right, it is meant to be used to define a term like in a glossary. But it > can be used effectively to represent content of the type LABEL: DATA. ... I > mean not form controls but just text like: > <dt>Name</dt> <dd>xyz i.e name of person</dd> > <dt>Phone #</dt> <dd>person's phone#</dd> and so on. > > Often there is such content displayed on the page either one below the > other or horizontally and the label is styled / boldfaced so that it is > visually distinct. So DL-DT-DD works fine in these instances if one chooses > not to use a 2-col data table. The DL may be styled as needed. > Sailesh Panchang > > > > ================================ Response from the Working Group ================================ The WG thanks you for your input. This potential new use of definition list elements in this other context will be investigated for relation to a possible new/other technique and/or other SC. This is tracked in our ACTION-144 <http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/track/actions/144>. The use proposed in your suggestion does not seem appropriate for the description of H40 and for SC 3.1.3. Loretta Guarino Reid, WCAG WG Co-Chair Gregg Vanderheiden, WCAG WG Co-Chair Michael Cooper, WCAG WG Staff Contact On behalf of the WCAG Working Group
Received on Thursday, 22 December 2011 00:51:16 UTC