Re: aside and figure elements

Steven Faulkner, Mon, 7 Jun 2010 15:19:09 +0100:
> hi bruce,
> 
>> <figure>
>> <img src=ceo.jpg alt="">
>> <figcaption>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a 
>> synergy</figcaption>
>> </figure>
>> 
>> seems entirely accessible (?)
>
> the issue i see with this is that using alt="" says the image can be
> safely ignored. A caption is a label for something so the presence of
> the image needs to be exposed.

This is no different from the WAI-ARIA example - WAI-ARIA does not 
think it has to "be exposed":

<div role="img" aria-labelledby="caption">
  <img src="example.png" role="presentation" alt="">
  <p id="caption">A visible text caption labeling the image.</p>
</div>
 
> when <figcaption> is supported in browsers the mapping will be 
> provided so that:
> 
> <figure><img src=ceo.jpg alt="Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp,
> leveraging a synergy"></figure>
> 
> and
> 
> <figure>
> <img src=ceo.jpg>
> <figcaption>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a 
> synergy</figcaption>
> </figure>
> 
> will both provide the accessible name as "Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo
> Corp, leveraging a synergy"

Again, Steve, you did not answer one of my questions previously: what 
is the default ARIA role for <figure> *itself*?

The proper solution to Bruce's example ought to be be this:

<figure role="img" >
<img src=ceo.jpg alt="">
<summary>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a  
synergy</sumamry>
</figure>

Yes, there are some backward compatibility issues. We have to discuss 
how we can be *both* backward compatible *and* HTML5 compatible.
-- 
leif halvard silli

Received on Monday, 7 June 2010 15:10:43 UTC