Re: aside and figure elements

Steven Faulkner, Mon, 7 Jun 2010 16:19:11 +0100:
>> Again, Steve, you did not answer one of my questions previously: what
>> is the default ARIA role for <figure> *itself*?
> 
> leif try reading what i wrote in my original email on this thread:
> 
> # <figure> should be mapped to accessibility APIs as a grouping
> element like <p> or <div>
> 
> in other words role="group"

Thanks, I'm sorry I did not looked harder before asking. But this does 
not rule out using <figure role="img">. Firstly, quoting ARIA, 
role="img" designate a group *as well*:

]]
group
   	A set of user interface objects which are not intended be included 
in a page summary or table of contents by assistive technologies.
  […]
img
	A container for a collection of elements that form an image.
[[

Secondly, an img doesn't take part in in the TOC.

Leif Halvard Silli
 
> regards
> stevef
> 
> On 7 June 2010 16:10, Leif Halvard Silli
> <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no> wrote:
>> Steven Faulkner, Mon, 7 Jun 2010 15:19:09 +0100:
>>> hi bruce,
>>> 
>>>> <figure>
>>>> <img src=ceo.jpg alt="">
>>>> <figcaption>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a
>>>> synergy</figcaption>
>>>> </figure>
>>>> 
>>>> seems entirely accessible (?)
>>> 
>>> the issue i see with this is that using alt="" says the image can be
>>> safely ignored. A caption is a label for something so the presence of
>>> the image needs to be exposed.
>> 
>> This is no different from the WAI-ARIA example - WAI-ARIA does not
>> think it has to "be exposed":
>> 
>> <div role="img" aria-labelledby="caption">
>>  <img src="example.png" role="presentation" alt="">
>>  <p id="caption">A visible text caption labeling the image.</p>
>> </div>
>> 
>>> when <figcaption> is supported in browsers the mapping will be
>>> provided so that:
>>> 
>>> <figure><img src=ceo.jpg alt="Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp,
>>> leveraging a synergy"></figure>
>>> 
>>> and
>>> 
>>> <figure>
>>> <img src=ceo.jpg>
>>> <figcaption>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a
>>> synergy</figcaption>
>>> </figure>
>>> 
>>> will both provide the accessible name as "Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo
>>> Corp, leveraging a synergy"
>> 
> 
>> 
>> The proper solution to Bruce's example ought to be be this:
>> 
>> <figure role="img" >
>> <img src=ceo.jpg alt="">
>> <summary>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a
>> synergy</sumamry>
>> </figure>
>> 
>> Yes, there are some backward compatibility issues. We have to discuss
>> how we can be *both* backward compatible *and* HTML5 compatible.
>> --
>> leif halvard silli
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
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> 
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