- From: Adam Solomon <adam.solomon2@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:51:48 +0300
- To: "'Sailesh Panchang'" <spanchang02@yahoo.com>, "'WCAG'" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Thanks for the response. I agree that a table would do nicely. Unfortunately, there are times when a table cannot be used, such as in a case where all the data are presented horizontally. In this case, would you agree that dl is necessary (as opposed to no special markup with css styling)? The reason I think we should add an example is because it is rare for sites to markup this kind of list in any form other than spans, which in my opinion reduces semantic understanding. -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Sailesh Panchang Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 5:26 PM To: WCAG Subject: Re: definition list technique h48 Adam, This content exposes a data relationship of the type LABEL: DATA ... that's how I describe it. Often the label part is styled distinctly. Sure one may use DL-DT-DD list to mark it up. Another option is to use a 2-column data table and mark up cells in first column as TH. I think both methods represent the relationship fairly... of course one may use CSS as needed to style the content. Surely an example can be added to the technique but its absence should not prevent one from using the markup. Thanks, Sailesh Panchang --- On Tue, 7/12/11, adam solomon <adam.solomon2@gmail.com> wrote: From: adam solomon <adam.solomon2@gmail.com> Subject: definition list technique h48 To: "WCAG" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>, "Loretta Guarino Reid" <lorettaguarino@google.com> Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 7:02 AM I would like to propose that sufficient technique h48 be amended. I would like another example for definition list. A pertinent example would be a list of data for a particular school such as: Name: Grant High School Principal: Hugh Grant School Number: 456789 Tel: 01-123-4567 Fax: 01-234-5678 This is a typical list of pairs for which, I believe, a definition list is the sole appropriate candidate to reflect the semantics of such a list. I realize there has been some debate as to how far a dl can be taken, but I think the above example is accepted by most opinions. Furthermore, it fulfills an important function, as there is no other relevant markup for lists of pairs. adam
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