- From: Phill Jenkins <pjenkins@us.ibm.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 13:32:46 -0600
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
The problem I'm dealing with is how to tell if a layout table has been checked and verified that it is in fact a layout table and doesn't need headings (TH's) or a useful summary etc.? If I never leave a mark on the layout table, I'll never know that I have already checked and verified it. One of the proposals on the table is (pun intended) using the summary attribute to place the keyword "layout" to distinguish it from a data table. Checking tools would then be able to use this keyword as a flag that this particular table does not need to be checked for headings, etc. Assuming that a table is a layout table because it does NOT have a summary or does not have heading (TH's) is problematic because most tables today, including data tables, do not have the proper markup. SO without proper markup, I have to assume it has to be checked. Besides using the summary attribute to keep the keyword "layout", the other option is the title attribute, but IE will display the title as a visual tool tip. Authors will never place it in the title attribute if the browsers keep showing it via the tool tip. So in my opinion the best approach is to use the summary attribute. Opinions? Regards, Phill Jenkins, IBM Research Division - Accessibility Center http://www.ibm.com/able
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