[Bug 8118] Remove the Hidden Attribute

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=8118





--- Comment #4 from Shelley Powers <shelleyp@burningbird.net>  2010-01-04 21:06:57 ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > (In reply to comment #1)
> > > The hidden attribute applies to things that are currently not relevant at a
> > > semantic, not just presentational level. In that respect it is similar to
> > > aria-hidden, but it has the obvious presentational effect in addition.
> > > 
> > 
> > CSS can manage presentation, and aria-hidden can manage accessibility. The
> > attribute is redundant. 
> > 
> 
> That's assuming semantics doesn't matter, and that saying two things is just as
> good as saying one thing. When a particular semantic, presentation and
> accessibility behavior all go together, it's useful to have a single construct
> to take care of all aspects.
> 

There is nothing semantically relevant in the discussion for the hidden
attribute. 


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