- From: Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:17:57 -0400
- To: public-pfwg-comments@w3.org
Hi, ARIA fans- I've been working on the SVG <title> and <desc> bits of the SVG 1.2 Tiny spec to make them more usable and interoperable, and I briefly discuss ARIA in that context. In addition to the "description" role, I mention the "tooltip" role. However, upon re-reading the description of "tooltip", it seems that it uses the more general definition of the term, meaning a popup or hover-box, rather then the more specific original use, that of an informative hint on how to interact with the object in question (e.g., a hint that tells the user to click on an element, to hit enter, to enter some specific type of data into a textbox, etc.). I suggest that you introduce a role that means exactly that, separate from the presentation method (a popup box). You might call it "hint" or "instruction". That would be useful for form controls, and for general use of interfaces. A user could have such hints available on focus/mouseover as tooltips, or toggle them on and off as static text for the whole document (displaying them inline next to or under the relevant element they give an instruction about). [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/#description [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/#tooltip Regards- -Doug Schepers W3C Team Contact, WebApps, SVG, and CDF
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