- From: Al Gilman <asgilman@iamdigex.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 14:44:49 -0400
- To: "WAI GL (E-mail)" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
This comment from Phill Jenkins: -- The summary attribute was not discussed in the June 9th proposal. It is the one attribute unique to layout and data tables that could be used to help confirm that, in fact the should's and must's have been followed and in fact this table is or is not a layout table. The convention I have been proposing is to use the keyword "layout" in the summary attribute text. When the table is a layout table, the summary attribute text SHOULD include the text word "layout". When the table is a data table, the summary attribute text SHOULD NOT include the text word "layout". This convention will help checking and repair tools, authoring tools, users, and assistive technology better create, repair, identify, and render tables as intended. Of course tools could assume that because of the presence or absence of TH the table is or is not a data table, but the presence of the "layout" will confirm the intent that it is a layout table. Phill Jenkins -- [June 9th proposal is a reference to a lightly edited re-send of http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2003AprJun/0290.html in which the reason for leaving SUMMARY out got left out. Compare with http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-wai-pf/2003AprJun/0133.html]
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