Re: Layout versus data tables proposal for null summary attribute

Arguably it's IE that is the user agent, as it retrieves and renders the 
content.

Patrick

John M Slatin wrote:

> : david poehlman  wrote:
> <blockquote>
> jaws is not a user agent but summary="" does effectively hid the fact that summary is coded in.
> </blockquote>
> 
> JAWS meets the second definition of "user agent" in the User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0:
> 
> <blockquote cite="http://www.w3.org/TR/UAAG10/glossary.html#def-user-agent">
> ...
> 2. Any software that retrieves and renders Web content for users. This may include Web browsers, media players, plug-ins,
> and other programs - including assistive technologies - that help in retrieving and rendering Web content.
> </blockquote>
> 
> John
> 
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> 
> 

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