Implied DPUB-ARIA endnotes

Hi folks,

 

We're about to publish the first public working draft of the DPUB-ARIA 1.1
module, but there's one remaining question about endnotes we're seeking
feedback on after it goes out.[1]

 

In deprecating the doc-endnote role, assistive technologies can still find
the implied endnotes by processing the list(s) within the doc-endnotes
section. In this case, there's no need for the section to include
doc-footnote roles within the list items, as currently shown in Example
15.[2]

 

More specifically, using the doc-footnote role within the endnotes is
potentially confusing for processing, as it becomes less clear whether the
list item is an end note or if a separate footnote is being specified. To
avoid this confusion, we're proposing to disallow the use of the
doc-footnote role within the endnotes.

 

I don't recall ever seeing endnotes with their own footnotes, but I also
know anything is possible in publishing. So before implementing this change,
we wanted to make sure that this won't cause future problems. If you believe
it's realistic to expect to need footnotes within an endnotes section,
please add your comments to the pull request and we can look at only
recommending not using or noting the potential problem.

 

[1] https://github.com/w3c/dpub-aria/issues/38

[2] https://w3c.github.io/dpub-aria/#example-15

 

Matt