[Bug 22739] modify advice on marking up breadcrumb navigation

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=22739

Gijs Veyfeyken <gijs@anysurfer.be> changed:

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--- Comment #6 from Gijs Veyfeyken <gijs@anysurfer.be> ---
Using <nav aria-label="You are here"> in stead of starting the breadcrumb with
the visible text "You are here" is less accessible in my humble opinion. Users
with cognitive disabilities or people that are new to the web might finds this
information useful to understand the purpose of a breadcrumb. It indicates
where you are. Without the introduction, it's purpose might not be clear.

Visible text is available to all users. Aria-label will only be read with a
recent combination of screenreader plus browser.

Shouldn't the <nav> element (or better yet <nav role="navigation">) only be
used for the main navigation and maybe secondary navigation? Adding another
<nav> adds clutter. For the same reason footers (doormats) should not be marked
with <nav> either. 

http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/sections.html#the-nav-element
"The footer element alone is sufficient for such cases; while a nav element can
be used in such cases, it is usually unnecessary."

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Received on Thursday, 19 September 2013 09:24:26 UTC