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</td></tr><tr><td headers="n r2"> Failing
</td><th id="r2"> Grade
</th><td> Passing
- </td></tr></tbody></table><p>...might benefit from a description explaining to the way the
- table is laid out, something like "Characteristics are given in the
+ </td></tr></tbody></table><p>...might benefit from a description explaining the way the table
+ is laid out, something like "Characteristics are given in the
second column, with the negative side in the left column and the
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</dd>
</dl><p>Authors may also use other techniques, or combinations of the
- above techniques, as appropriate.</p><p>The <dfn id="attr-table-summary" title="attr-table-summary"><code>summary</code></dfn>
+ above techniques, as appropriate.</p><p>The best option, of course, rather than writing a description
+ explaining the way the table is laid out, is to adjust the table
+ such that no explanation is needed.</p><div class="example">
+
+ <p>In the case of the table used in the examples above, a simple
+ rearrangement of the table so that the headers are on the top and
+ left sides removes the need for an explanation as well as removing
+ the need for the use of <code title="attr-tdth-headers"><a href="#attr-tdth-headers">headers</a></code> attributes:</p>
+
+ <pre><table>
+ <caption>Characteristics with positive and negative sides</caption>
+ <thead>
+ <tr>
+ <th> Characteristic
+ <th> Negative
+ <th> Positive
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <th> Mood
+ <td> Sad
+ <td> Happy
+ <tr>
+ <th> Grade
+ <td> Failing
+ <td> Passing
+</table></pre>
+
+ </div><p>The <dfn id="attr-table-summary" title="attr-table-summary"><code>summary</code></dfn>
attribute on <code><a href="#the-table-element">table</a></code> elements was suggested in earlier
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</dl><p>This specification is available in the following formats:
<a href=spec.html>single page HTML</a>,
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</td></tr><tr><td headers="n r2"> Failing
</td><th id=r2> Grade
</th><td> Passing
- </td></tr></tbody></table><p>...might benefit from a description explaining to the way the
- table is laid out, something like "Characteristics are given in the
+ </td></tr></tbody></table><p>...might benefit from a description explaining the way the table
+ is laid out, something like "Characteristics are given in the
second column, with the negative side in the left column and the
positive side in the right column".</p>
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</dd>
</dl><p>Authors may also use other techniques, or combinations of the
- above techniques, as appropriate.</p><p>The <dfn id=attr-table-summary title=attr-table-summary><code>summary</code></dfn>
+ above techniques, as appropriate.</p><p>The best option, of course, rather than writing a description
+ explaining the way the table is laid out, is to adjust the table
+ such that no explanation is needed.</p><div class=example>
+
+ <p>In the case of the table used in the examples above, a simple
+ rearrangement of the table so that the headers are on the top and
+ left sides removes the need for an explanation as well as removing
+ the need for the use of <code title=attr-tdth-headers><a href=#attr-tdth-headers>headers</a></code> attributes:</p>
+
+ <pre><table>
+ <caption>Characteristics with positive and negative sides</caption>
+ <thead>
+ <tr>
+ <th> Characteristic
+ <th> Negative
+ <th> Positive
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <th> Mood
+ <td> Sad
+ <td> Happy
+ <tr>
+ <th> Grade
+ <td> Failing
+ <td> Passing
+</table></pre>
+
+ </div><p>The <dfn id=attr-table-summary title=attr-table-summary><code>summary</code></dfn>
attribute on <code><a href=#the-table-element>table</a></code> elements was suggested in earlier
versions of the language as a technique for providing explanatory
text for complex tables for users of screen readers. One of the <a href=#table-descriptions>techniques</a> described <!--in the
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