I agree, we need to shoot for table semantic gaps with HTML5. We have a
very tight timeline for ARIA 1.1. We must align with HTML 5.1 being done on
December 2016. We are also going to have a separate module on graphics
semantics we need for SVG and Canvas.
Jon Gunderson is supposed to have a proposal for us on Monday on the
additional table semantics.
Rich
Rich Schwerdtfeger
From: James Craig <jcraig@apple.com>
To: James Nurthen <james.nurthen@oracle.com>
Cc: public-pfwg@w3.org
Date: 02/26/2014 12:40 AM
Subject: Re: addition of HTML role requirement mappings
On Feb 21, 2014, at 9:26 AM, James Nurthen <james.nurthen@oracle.com>
wrote:
> Do you want this in 1.1 or should this be part of an ARIA 2.0 Grids and
Tables module?
Sorry I missed this. While you’re right that extended table behaviors
(dataset providers, pivot tables, etc.) will be too big for 1.1, it’s
possible we can get some of the missing HTML table semantics into ARIA 1.1:
Table and cell rows, and possibly the colspan/rowspan semantics.
Potential ARIA 1.1 issues?
ISSUE-423: Introduce a table role to be a parent of grid, but
non-interactive
https://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/Group/track/issues/423
ISSUE-2: Rowspan / Colspan
https://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/Group/track/issues/2
Related, but probably best left for ARIA 2.0:
ISSUE-3: Investigate full table support in non HTML base
languages (SVG) and other table/grid semantics that are missing from HTML
https://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/Group/track/issues/3
ISSUE-611: Support Pivot Table functionality in ARIA
https://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/Group/track/issues/611
Thoughts/concerns/objections?
James
