- From: John M Slatin <john_slatin@austin.utexas.edu>
- Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 08:45:59 -0600
- To: <public-wcag-teamb@w3.org>
This is the end of a thread between me and Gez. Somewhere in the thread he says that he can live with the technique as it stands now. John "Good design is accessible design." John Slatin, Ph.D. Director, Accessibility Institute University of Texas at Austin FAC 248C 1 University Station G9600 Austin, TX 78712 ph 512-495-4288, f 512-495-4524 email jslatin@mail.utexas.edu web http://www.utexas.edu/research/accessibility/ -----Original Message----- From: Gez Lemon [mailto:gez.lemon@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:49 pm To: John M Slatin Subject: Re: Your comments on HTML technique for tabular information Hi John, Thank you for your kind words. I agree that collaborative work can be very rewarding. I've learnt loads just working on the periphery of the working group, but I've got a lot to learn about working in groups, as I've not much experience. I tend to feel intimidated, and I have an unfortunate writing style that sometimes irritates people when I don't mean to. <blockquote> So... <tbody> *is* required in HTML 4.01 but not in XHTML 1.x-- but if the author doesn't sepcify it in an HTML 4.01 doc it is created automatically-- is there then any need for the author to specify it? </blockquote> I agree that there would be no need to specify tbody if there are no logical header rows. When there are logical header rows, I would prefer them to be marked up correctly so that they can be repurposed by people who benefit from them. This is true for most optional tags and attributes. People can use user-defined style sheets and scripts to make it easier to understand content, but only when the markup contains the extra information to make the content understandable. Best regards, Gez -- _____________________________ Supplement your vitamins http://juicystudio.com
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