- From: Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:38:48 +0100
- To: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Cc: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>, Joshue O Connor <joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie>, public-html@w3.org, wai-xtech@w3.org
- Message-ID: <55687cf80907080238g1d139c7dj4a3b94b18d91aa97@mail.gmail.com>
Hi maciej, I am concerned that if the current wording of the spec is accepted we have a situation where one W3C specification - WCAG 2.0 encourages the use of the summary attribute, while the W3C html 5 specification discourages it. For my part, if the HTML WG and WAI could reach a mutual stance on this, then consensus within the HTML WG would have a better chance of being reached without the need for a vote. regards stevef 2009/7/8 Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com> > > I'd like to ask, at this point, if we have consensus on the new state of > the spec on this, and can forgo a vote. > > - Maciej > > > On Jul 8, 2009, at 1:31 AM, Ian Hickson wrote: > > >> Joshue, >> >> Given the recent changes to the spec, two of the options I previously >> suggested for the vote are now equivalent, so I propose we change the >> options we propose to the working group this Thursday to: >> >> What do you think HTML5 should say about making complex data tables >> more accessible? >> >> ( ) HTML5 should encourage authors to use the summary="" attribute >> that was introduced in HTML4. >> >> ( ) The text currently in the HTML5 spec, discouraging summary="" but >> encouraging other mechanisms for describing tables, is fine. >> >> http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/tabular-data.html#table-descriptions >> >> ( ) Something else, described below. >> >> If you said "something else", please describe it here: [_____] >> >> I think if we have these options we should definitely also include a >> 150-word essay for each of the first two options, written by proponents of >> those options, that argue each case, so that people who aren't familiar >> with the issues can read up on them before voting. >> >> What do you think? Is this what we should propose to the working group? >> Sam informs me that we're supposed to decide this by tomorrow (Thursday), >> for presentation to the group by the conference call. >> >> -- >> Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL >> http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. >> Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.' >> >> > > -- with regards Steve Faulkner Technical Director - TPG Europe Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium www.paciellogroup.com | www.wat-c.org Web Accessibility Toolbar - http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html
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