Re: Proper use of labelledby vs describedby and definitions

Actually, I disagree.  flowto is an interesting option, but in this case
the term is just being used in the flow and a reference to its definition
is something we normally include in case readers want to know exactly what
it means.  Just as for readers who are not using an AT.


On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 12:25 PM, Bryan Garaventa <
bryan.garaventa@ssbbartgroup.com> wrote:

> >Also, when referencing a defined term elsewhere, should we also use
> describedby and point back to the terms description?  E.g., <p>I have some
> content where I am talking about <span class="internalDFN"
> aria-describedby="someID">theterm</span> and relating it to other
> things.</p>
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> Doesn’t this last fall into the usage of aria-flowto?
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> E.G
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> <p>I have some content where I am talking about <span class="internalDFN"
> aria-flowto="someID">theterm</span> and relating it to other things.</p>
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> *From:* ahby@aptest.com [mailto:ahby@aptest.com] *On Behalf Of *Shane
> McCarron
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 19, 2014 7:20 AM
> *To:* W3C WAI Protocols & Formats
> *Subject:* Proper use of labelledby vs describedby and definitions
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> Hi!
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> I am struggling with how to best handle annotating definitions (and
> references to those definitions) in a document.  There are two classes:
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>    1. Terms that are defined in a definition list.  It seems obvious that
>    the content of a dt element would have a role of definition, and it should
>    use aria-describedby to refer to its corresponding dd element.  I know the
>    spec says to use aria-labelledby, but that doesn't really make sense if the
>    content of the dd element is very long (right?).
>    2. Terms that are defined inline.  Consider an example:
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>    <p>A paragraph about the term <dfn>theterm</dfn> that describes a lot
>    of stuff about that term.</p>
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>    I think that the dfn gets a role of "definition" - but do we use
>    aria-describedby? If so, is the description the entire paragraph?
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> Also, when referencing a defined term elsewhere, should we also use
> describedby and point back to the terms description?  E.g., <p>I have some
> content where I am talking about <span class="internalDFN"
> aria-describedby="someID">theterm</span> and relating it to other
> things.</p>
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> Thoughts?
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