- From: Roberto Scano - IWA/HWG <rscano@iwa-italy.org>
- Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 21:24:49 +0200
- To: "Chris Ridpath" <chris.ridpath@utoronto.ca>, "WAI WCAG List" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
----- 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.
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