RE: ToolTips are a Technique & have no place in HTML5 [was Re: [Bug 9589]]

Sean Hayes wrote:
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> (No, not like details.) Actually more like <summary>


Fair point: however the current spec 
(http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/interactive-elements.html#the-details-element) 
states:

"The details element represents a disclosure widget from which the user can 
obtain additional information or controls." (I note that the 'disclosure' 
method remains undefined, so different user-agents *could* expose the 
semantic in various ways - for example screen readers have little use for 
things 'popping up' on screen)

"The summary element represents a summary, caption, or legend for the rest 
of the contents of the summary element's parent details element, if any."

So if what we are after is an "expression" of the information (i.e. a 
tool-tip-like behavior) would that not be closer to a widget?

JF

Received on Monday, 26 April 2010 18:09:16 UTC