- From: Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:37:50 +0000
- To: HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CA+ri+Vmy_w_eqC0x2Ms6y1WuGU9K-RAdPUe4Hkp_117eKwBB9A@mail.gmail.com>
I have sketched out a few possibilities: 1 conservative, 1 less so. http://www.html5accessibility.com/tests/comments.html regards SteveF On 23 January 2013 10:41, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I think the definition of the article element in HTML [1] is overly > vague and broad, which leads to intended and unintended use that > undermines its usefulness as a semantic construct for users that > actually consume its semantics such as screen reader users. > > For example, the spec promotes the use of article as a container of, > well, an article and also for each instance of a comment on an article > (example: [2]). > Yet there is no defined method of exposing the semantic differences > between an article in the common understanding of the term and when > used as defined in the broader HTML definition. > > I suggest that the authoring advice and requirments in regards to the > article element need to be reviewed and perhaps modified in light of > usage data [4], how the semantics are exposed and conveyed in user > agents, issues articulated in articles and blog posts (example: [3]) > on how to use it and feedback from users and developers. > > > > [1] > http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/sections.html#the-article-element > [2] > http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/07/tories-laughing-again-deborah-orr > [3] http://html5doctor.com/designing-a-blog-with-html5/ > [4] http://www.html5accessibility.com/HTML5data/article/ > -- > with regards > > Steve Faulkner > -- with regards Steve Faulkner Technical Director - TPG www.paciellogroup.com | www.HTML5accessibility.com | www.twitter.com/stevefaulkner HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives - dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/ Web Accessibility Toolbar - www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html
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