[Bug 8449] Remove extraneous material from Table section

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=8449


Shelley Powers <shelleyp@burningbird.net> changed:

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--- Comment #6 from Shelley Powers <shelleyp@burningbird.net>  2010-01-08 14:56:44 ---
(In reply to comment #5)
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> Status: Rejected
> Change Description: no spec change
> Rationale: Given how bad the current situation is regarding authors providing
> explanatory text for tables, I think we should given them as much information
> as possible, in as many places as possible. We do AT users a disservice if we
> pretend that their needs aren't important enough to include advice on how to
> best serve them in the spec.
> 

More text will not make tables any clearer, or ensure people use the element in
the proper way. What's needed is a good, clean, succinct example, with a clear
explanation of each element of the table, including the summary attribute. 

A good explanation of how to use summary properly would do wonders for the
table's accessibility. A meandering description of how people can use anything
_but_ summary, is only going to cause conflict with previous versions of the
markup, with existing screenreader implementations, and runs counter to the
expressed interest and wishes of every accessibility person on the HTML WG team
-- and beyond.

The section needs re-written, but such is best left for a change proposal.

I want this one escalated to an issue. Use the original title and comment as
the body of the issue. Thanks.


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