[Bug 10448] New: Consider broadening the set of allowed roles for command elements

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10448

           Summary: Consider broadening the set of allowed roles for
                    command elements
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson)
        AssignedTo: ian@hixie.ch
        ReportedBy: mjs@apple.com
         QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: mike@w3.org, public-html@w3.org


Command-type elements such as buttons or links are often used interchangeably
by authors. This has been reported previously for the <a> element but is a more
general issue. In addition to misuses that are actually common for authors, the
following suggested additional roles follow the ARIA role taxonomy; command
elements are allowed child, parent and sometimes sibling roles within the
taxonomy.


a (that represents a hyperlink -> button, link, menuitem, menuitemcheckbox,
menuitemradio, radio, slider, scrollbar, progressbar
area (that represents a hyperlink -> button, link, menuitem, menuitemcheckbox,
menuitemradio, radio, slider, scrollbar, progressbar
button -> button, link, menuitem, menuitemcheckbox, menuitemradio, radio,
slider, scrollbar, progressbar
input type=button-> button, link, menuitem, menuitemcheckbox, menuitemradio,
radio, slider, scrollbar, progressbar
input type=checkbox -> button, link, menuitem, menuitemcheckbox, menuitemradio
input type=image -> button, link, menuitem, menuitemcheckbox, menuitemradio,
radio, slider, scrollbar, progressbar
input type=radio-> button, link, menuitem, menuitemcheckbox, menuitemradio,
radio, slider, scrollbar, progressbar

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Received on Thursday, 26 August 2010 10:19:02 UTC