[Bug 13647] New: Treat math @alttext as equivalent to @aria-label

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=13647

           Summary: Treat math @alttext as equivalent to @aria-label
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
               URL: http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-html5-20110525/the-map-el
                    ement.html#mathml
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: a11y, a11ytf
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson)
        AssignedTo: ian@hixie.ch
        ReportedBy: cooper@w3.org
         QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: mike@w3.org, public-html-wg-issue-tracking@w3.org,
                    public-html@w3.org


[Filing on behalf of John Gardner]

User agents should treat a <math> element's "alttext" attribute as equivalent
to an "aria-label". When present, this text should be added to the AT agent's
speakable buffer in place of a plain-text rendering of the math symbols. 

HTML Task Force in discussion is unclear in this case whether it's a question
for the HTML spec or the MathML spec, since this is "inside" the math element.
Filing this bug to meet deadline but will need to figure this out.

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Received on Wednesday, 3 August 2011 23:07:34 UTC