Re: generated content Re: Table Summary Change Proposal

Maciej Stachowiak, Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:10:13 -0800:
>>> 
>>> I didn't test, but it seems plausible this is a bug we fixed since
>>> 4.0.4. We've made a lot of improvements to our accessibility code
>>> lately.
>> 
>> If so, then what about - ahem  - @summary? ;-)
> 
> You mean read table summaries by default? (Or invokable by a user 
> key?)

Yes, basically implement support for @summary.

> We're dealing with things based on our sense of the priority 
> and how much content it affects. Right now I think we have much more 
> basic issues in tables that would be higher value to address.

OK.

>> And also, if you would like to support the workaround to use generated
>> content like Charles supported, then you need to look at what happens
>> if you add a border to that table. E.g. try this:
>> 
>>    table:before { content: attr(summary);position:absolute;left:300px }
>>    table {border:1px solid}
>> 
>> And also what happens when there already is a real <caption> in the
>> table. Both those issues interferes with this - effectively - generated
>> "summary caption".
> 
> If there were both a visible caption and generated content from a 
> summary attribute, we would read both. Can't see any reason it would 
> be otherwise.

Yes, that works - it is read! And if I could somehow make this happen 
only when VoiceOver was active, then fine.

However, there are visual side effects. Which you will see if you try 
the above.
-- 
leif halvard silli

Received on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 23:24:42 UTC