- From: Charles (Chuck) Oppermann <chuckop@MICROSOFT.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 00:12:15 -0700
- To: "gregory j. rosmaita" <oedipus@hicom.net>, "Kasday, Leonard" <kasday@att.com>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
ICADD had a series of Table enhancements that provided non-rendering elements to HTML to help with "unrolling" or a programmatic interface to the table. I do not know the specifics, but maybe Mike Paciello would give us an update on what ICADD had for HTML tables. I do not think using ALT in a table would be a good idea. -Chuck > -----Original Message----- > From: gregory j. rosmaita [SMTP:oedipus@hicom.net] > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 1997 6:49 PM > To: Kasday, Leonard > Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org > Subject: Re: DESC and TABLE: descriptions for groups of elements > > len speaks sooth when he writes: > > I think we may need more recommentations on assigning > > descriptions to groups of elements. > > as i pointed out in my last post, in the absence of widespread > cell-to-cell browsing, in order for a TABLE to have any meaning > when rendered by a text-based browser and audiblized by screen > access software, it is essential that, as len suggests, that the TABLE > > components: TABLE, TH, TR and TD be supplemented with ALT and > LONGDESC > arguments... this is particularly important if users are to be given > a > de-tablization option via their browser of choice.. > > likewise, i would strongly re-emphasize len's call for both ALT and > LONGDESC arguments for DIV and for a GROUP tag... > > gregory > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > oedipus@hicom.net > http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/index.html > gregory@afb.org > ------------------------------------------------------------------
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