Re: ACTION-1711: Get with Alex Surkov to discuss name from content removal from listitems

Sorry I misread you. I was always confused with listitem name.

I cannot think of reason why non interactive list items (as opposite to
interactive list items of listboxes) would need a name. Iirc Firefox
doesn't expose it.

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 12:33 PM, Joseph Scheuhammer <clown@alum.mit.edu>
wrote:

> Thanks Alex,
>
> On 2015-09-01 12:02 PM, Alexander Surkov wrote:
>
>> On the contrary to your arguments, accessible name is a primary text
>> property that is read when an element is focused. When the user navigates a
>> listbox moving the focus through items one by one then each item should be
>> announced. Thus list item content exposed as accessible name looks
>> appropriate. At least it matches the way how assistive technologies handle
>> the focus.
>>
>
> Sorry I wasn't clearer.  This isn't about a listbox or its options, which
> I agree are interactive and do need names.  This discussion involves
> non-interactive static list items such as those that appear in bulleted
> lists, numbered lists, and so on.  Does that kind of listitem *require* a
> name in all cases?  If so, why?
>
>
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