[Bug 8404] Refocus the figure element back to being a figure

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=8404





--- Comment #41 from Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>  2009-12-01 05:56:49 ---
(In reply to comment #40)
> (In reply to comment #39)
> > 
> > So how do we differentiate a table that's for illustrative purposes in a
> > figure, from one that isn't illustrative and the data should be parsed and
> > loaded into the DOM? Do we want every table in every figure element to be
> > loaded into the DOM? 
> 
> Yes! That's superior in nearly every way to using an image of a table. Even if
> the table is purely for illustration purposes, you still want to be able to do
> Find in Text on it, to index it in search engines (maybe I remember some
> memorable entry from one of those tables) to copy/paste bits of the text, and
> to navigate the table structure in a screen reader (which will likely be a
> better illustration to a blind person than just alt text).

Not to mention that the text and markup of a table will be smaller to send over
the wire, and will give a better visual result when zoomed.


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