- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:11:37 -0400 (EDT)
- To: Jon Hanna <jon@spinsol.com>
- cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Another possible rule of thumb: Does it make sense to have more than one header cell? If not, then it is a linear thing like a normal bit of "text" (where text might mean pictures or something). Just another thought... Chaals On Fri, 11 May 2001, Jon Hanna wrote: > Second, what exactly defines a "data table"? For instance, how > does a data > table differentiate itself from a "layout table" that has a header > graphic in the first row, navigation in the second, and content in > the > third. Could > the first cell holding the header graphic be correctly labeled as a > table header (<th>)? (What would be great is a test or syllogism > of some sort which would help me clearly define data tables.) You could be a pedant and argue that since the contents of each cell of a table used for layout is data of some sort or other it would indeed count as a "data table". A good rule of thumb for whether something is a "data table" or not is to ask yourself if you would use a table for it if you were using pen and paper to display the document. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gpg: Warning: using insecure memory! gpg: Signature made Fri May 11 10:20:32 2001 EDT using DSA key ID F532BD18 gpg: Can't check signature: public key not found ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +1 617 258 5999 Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France)
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