- From: Joseph Scheuhammer <clown@alum.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:14:20 -0500
- To: "Gunderson, Jon R" <jongund@illinois.edu>, W3C WAI Protocols & Formats <public-pfwg@w3.org>
Jon,
While the term "value of a control" is used in the accessible name
calculation, it is used elsewhere. For example, it is referenced from
section 5.6.2 "Widget Values" in the core-aam:
http://rawgit.com/w3c/aria/master/core-aam/core-aam.html#mapping_additional_widget-value
Quoting the first sentence, where the word "value" points to the current
glossary entry (my emphasis):
"Some WAI-ARIA roles are widgets that have a particular *value* within a
range of values."
I think we need something more general here that captures the concept of
"value" as it is used for controls and widgets. I suggest removing any
text regarding names, descriptions, aria-labelledby, aria-describedby,
etc. from your definition. For example, how about rewording the first
couple of sentences:
"Definition of 'Value (of a control)':
The value of an element or form control is defined by the following
properties of the element, using the following order of precedence:
..."
Regarding the items in the precedence, I'm not sure that the ones
involving @alt, @title, and @aria-label play a role with respect to
"value of a control" -- still thinking about it...
Thanks.
--
;;;;joseph.
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