Re: Table Techniques - Header Markup Layout Tables

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Ridpath" <chris.ridpath@utoronto.ca>
To: "WAI WCAG List" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:18 PM
Subject: Table Techniques - Header Markup Layout Tables


>
> In earlier discussions we arrived at a resolution that TH elements will
not
> be allowed in layout tables.
>
> But in following discussions the question arose as to whether header
> attributes related to TH be allowed/disallowed.
>
> The attributes 'headers', 'axis' and 'scope' seem to have no use if there
> are no TH cells but, according to the HTML spec, are allowed on TD cells.
>
> Are there any reasons that we should be concerned about the accessibility
of
> these attributes in layout tables?

IMHO, using the layout tables that - as we have discussed in the list and
also in the tech teleconferences - don't use the TH, all the TH-oriented
attributes will not be allowed in layout tables.

Received on Thursday, 14 August 2003 15:24:53 UTC