Re: Request for group input on ISSUE-83 (figure and details captions)

> My proposal is still[4] <about>.
>
> Rationale: <about> can function if the content is not seen - like for
> the <details> element. <about> can also work if <figure> contains an
> <img> only. Then it is clear that <about> is about the image. <about>
> can also work as more "pure" caption for a normal classic, academic
> figure. And it doesn't hurt that <about> could be used about other
> elements that potentially could get staffed with a caption - in the
> future.
>

I did want to mention that RDFa makes use of about, but about isn't a
standard HTML5 attribute.

I would prefer we not use similar names, but I still have no strong
objection to about. Could be difficult to find anything unique among
the many different documents associated with HTML5. Come to that, I
think about is used with Microdata too.

Shelley



> [1]
> http://www.w3.org/mid/1c8dbcaa1001241437r1452e90bp7f82c1ea3cfb0e49@mail.gmail.com
> [2] http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/tabular-data.html#the-table-element
> [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2010Jan/0615
> [4] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2009Sep/0961
> --
> leif halvard silli
>

Received on Monday, 25 January 2010 05:54:22 UTC