RE: SCOPE element

David, thanks so much for this rewrite (and the backstage work hat went
into it). 
 
A couple of notes:
 
1. scope is an attribute, not an element. It is defined for both <th>
and <td> elements, as well as <rowgroup> and <colgroup>. The scope
attribute can have a value.  of "wor" or "col" (e.g., schoe="row" or
scope="col").
2. <rowgroup> and <colgroup> are elements; they're not the same as the
*attributes* rowspan and colspan (which have integer values, e.g.,
rowspan=3")
3. JAWS 7.10 introduced support for <rowgroup> and <colgroup> elements
(it's much better in JAWS 8.0)
4. JAWS 8.0 supports the scope attribute in complex tables, including
its use with <rowgroup> and <colgroup>; at least one bug has been
identified, but a patch has been released since then and I don't know
whether the bug has been repaired or not.
 
I hope this helps.
 
John
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[mailto:public-wcag-teamc-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of David MacDonald
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Subject: SCOPE element



I had an action to revise H63 on the SCOPE element. It was a killer but
I think its good now.  It is here:

 

http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/issue-tracking/viewdata_individual.php?i
d=1078

 

or:

 

http://tinyurl.com/26m25j

 

 

David MacDonald

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