- From: Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:15:16 -0400
- To: Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- CC: HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
On 09/27/2012 08:39 AM, Steve Faulkner wrote: > Hi all, > > for the WG's consideration: > > the maincontent element [1] > > This specification is an extension to the HTML5 specification. It > defines an element to be used for the identification of the main content > area of a document. All normative content in the HTML5 specification, > unless specifically overridden by this specification, is intended to be > the basis for this specification. > > The maincontent element formalises the common practice of identification > of the main content section of a document using the id values 'content' > and 'main'. It also defines an HTML element that embodies the semantics > and function of the WAI-ARIA landmark role=main. > > [1] http://www.html5accessibility.com/HTML5extensions/maincontent.html To help us keep track, I've started a wiki page: http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ExtensionSpecifications And linked it to the bottom of plan 2014: http://intertwingly.net/tmp/html5-2014-plan.html#extension-specs > -- > with regards > > Steve Faulkner > Technical Director - TPG > > www.paciellogroup.com <http://www.paciellogroup.com> | > www.HTML5accessibility.com <http://www.HTML5accessibility.com> | > www.twitter.com/stevefaulkner <http://www.twitter.com/stevefaulkner> > HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives - > dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/ <http://dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/> > Web Accessibility Toolbar - > www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html > <http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html> - Sam Ruby
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