Re: Okay - I admit it - I HATE Implicit Value for Role

> On Mar 26, 2015, at 4:21 PM, Shane McCarron <shane@aptest.com> wrote:
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> In ARIA 1.1 [1] there is a table row in some rows entitled "Implicit Value for Role".  
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> I have two problems with this.  
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> First, wow, that name is awful.  It implies (apologies for the pun) that it is about a value for role.  It is not.  

Agreed. Suggestions for a new name?

> Second, when there is content (which is rare) it says things like "Default for aria-live is assertive."  That's probably correct, but I need more.  Why is this the case?  And does it convey this to subclasses of the role if there are any?  Enquiring minds want to know.

I can probably give an example for each if we have a consistent place to mention it. Suggestions? In addition to he table row, I think there is a note in each role section. We could add the explanation there.

> Sorry if this sounds like I am trivializing this.  I don't mean to.  This category of information about roles is confusing.  And I don't feel like this is an area where we really want confusion.
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> [1] http://w3c.github.io/aria/aria/aria.html <http://w3c.github.io/aria/aria/aria.html>
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> Shane McCarron
> Managing Director, Applied Testing and Technology, Inc.