Re: Example 7: Textarea

We do not plan to remove it from Example 7a because it is easier to explain
that the text is the accessibility value for this control when there is text
to refer to in the description. Since both 7a and 7b are valid examples, we
think it should be clear that a non-empty string is not required.

On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Makoto UEKI - Infoaxia, Inc. <
makoto.ueki@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you very much for the response.
> I need more clarification on this issue.
>
> > ================================
> > Response from the Working Group
> > ================================
> > We will clarify this by removing the value from Example 7b, and changing
> its
> > description to read:
> > Example 7b has the same role, the name is set using the 'title'
> attribute,
> > and the value is the empty string.
>
> Will you also remove the value from Example 7a?
> If no, could you explain the reason why you won't remove it?
>
>
> 2011/9/27 Loretta Guarino Reid <lorettaguarino@google.com>:
> > On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 8:17 PM, <noreply@w3.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Name: Makoto Ueki
> >> Email: makoto.ueki@gmail.com
> >> Affiliation: WAIC (Japan) / Infoaxia, Inc.
> >> Document: TD
> >> Item Number: H91
> >> Part of Item: Examples
> >> Comment Type: general comment
> >> Summary of Issue: Example 7: Textarea
> >> Comment (Including rationale for any proposed change):
> >> Both of example 7a and 7b has the value "Four score and seven years ago"
> >> inside the textarea element. These examples are misleading some authors.
> >>
> >> The value is not necessarily required. HTML spec doesn't require authors
> >> to provide the value by using the body of the textarea element.
> >>
> >> Proposed Change:
> >> Add "The authors don't necessarily need to provide the value by using
> the
> >> body of textarea element." to the descriptions for example 7a and 7b.
> >>
> > ================================
> > Response from the Working Group
> > ================================
> > We will clarify this by removing the value from Example 7b, and changing
> its
> > description to read:
> > Example 7b has the same role, the name is set using the 'title'
> attribute,
> > and the value is the empty string.
> >
> > 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
>