Re: Fw: Action-1715: figure role and Action 1708 Update and more information for discussion

I have provided an update to the proposed figure role. However, before we
formalize this I need to cover other issues that Steve Faulkner and I
discussed regarding its use for <figure>. Steve mentioned that <figcaption>
defaults a label relationship with <figure>. In actuality it is actually
used as a description. At times however the label for the figure may be
embedded in it. Am example is below:
https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=figure+and+figcaption
+element&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001

      At other times it can appear like a label:
      http://www.w3.org/wiki/HTML/Elements/figcaption

      We differentiate label and descriptions as one being short and the
      other being long. Steve would like for us to have a figcaption role
      but what I think we really need to do is state that Figures must have
      both a visible label and a description. In HTML the description can
      be implied. I would like to discuss this with the group and also see
      whether Steve things that we should require an aria-labelledby on the
      <figure> element or at least an aria-label. I can see where the
      implied description could be adequate and we might just want to have
      an aria-label on it.

      We need to resolve this before this becomes a formal proposal.



      figure

            A perceivable section of content which supports the main
            document, and should be easily perceivable regardless of its
            position in the layout. A figure might contain a graphical
            document, an image, or other content such as code snippets or
            example text. Authors SHOULD  provide a reference to the figure
            from the main text, but the figure need not be displayed at the
            same location as the referencing element."

            A figure MAY have an associate label or caption, or an
            associated description.

            Assistive technologies SHOULD enable users to quickly navigate
            to figures. Mainstream user agents MAY enable users to quickly
            navigate to figures.



Rich Schwerdtfeger