- From: Alastair Campbell <ac@nomensa.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:55:04 +0100
- To: Jesper Tverskov <jesper.tverskov@mail.tele.dk>
- CC: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org, "'Michael Cooper'" <michaelc@watchfire.com>, "'Wendy Chisholm'" <wendy@w3.org>
Jesper Tverskov wrote: > I will strongly argue against the idea of using summary="" for layout > tables. It is a clumsy approach to make nice and correct markup just > like using alt="" for images just being decoration. I think the boat has sailed on null alternative text, it is the de facto standard for decorative or layout images. It would take years for user agents to adapt to an alternative method. Given that, why not use the same analogy for the summary attribute? With regards to defining a data table, wouldn't it be better to define it in a more abstract way without using the HTML terms? E.g. a data table is a set of column and row data where some certain cells relate to or describe other cells... Hmm, the wording of that is rubbish, but I hope you get the idea. A layout table does not try to describe any meaningful relationship between cells. Maybe someone else can put this into better words? -Alastair -- Alastair Campbell | Director of Technology Please refer to the following disclaimer for this message: http://www.nomensa.com/email/disclaimer.html
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