- From: Jim Thatcher <jim@jimthatcher.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:10:24 -0500
- To: "'Terrence Wood'" <tdw@funkive.com>, "'WAI Interest Group'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Hi Terrence, Since a screen reader will be announcing row and column headers as they change when the user navigates the (data) table, I think the summary should alert the user about what to expect in that regard by providing a brief description of the (data) table structure. Jim Accessibility Consulting: http://jimthatcher.com/ 512-306-0931 -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Terrence Wood Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 7:05 PM To: WAI Interest Group Subject: Tables and the Summary attribute What is the best use of the table summary attribute to (A) summarize the content of the table, or (B) provide a descriptive narrative on the structure of the table? kind regards Terrence Wood.
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