Re: Is it okay to add role="tooltip" to static elements?

Hi Steve,

Thanks so much! So tooltips in ARIA are still be defined as popup things. I see.

And thanks for the info about how IEs define accessible HTML elements.

Regards,
Ian

2012/6/27 Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>:
> Hi Ian,
>
> The text is not a tooltip, tooltips have particular properties associated
> with them: http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/aria-practices/#tooltip
>
> Note:
>
> In IE if you use aria-labelledby with multiple id references or
> aria-describedby with single or multiple id references, the referenced
> elements must be what Microsoft terms as accessible HTML elements.  So
> tabindex=-1 would have to be added to the <p> refer to Making Non accessible
> Elements Accessible
>
>
> regards
> Stevef
>
>
> On 27 June 2012 14:24, Ian Yang <ian.html@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> Yes, the example uses aria-describedby to associate the static < p >
>> element and the < input > field so the information will be announced
>> when the field receives focus.
>>
>> The issue which I'm trying to figure out is if adding role="tooltip"
>> to the static < p > element has bad effects on assistive technologies.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ian
>>
>> 2012/6/27 Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>:
>> > Hi Ian,
>> >
>> > I suggest its better to include the text within the label for the form
>> > field
>> > so the information will be announced when the field recieves focus:
>> >
>> > examples and details here:
>> > http://www.html5accessibility.com/tests/mulitple-labels.html
>> >
>> > regards
>> > steve
>> >
>> >
>> > On 27 June 2012 12:50, Ian Yang <ian.html@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi everyone,
>> >>
>> >> Please take a look at this image (
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/http://www.lessfussdesign.com/images/blog/form-screen-2009-08-10.gif
>> >> ) which is taken from this blog page (
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/2010/08/using-aria-describedby-for-form-help-text/
>> >> ).
>> >>
>> >> The image shows that there is a static description paragraph (< p >
>> >> element) below the password input field. In that case, is it okay to
>> >> add ARIA role="tooltip" to the static < p > element?
>> >>
>> >> In most web designs, tooltips are often designed as "popups" which are
>> >> triggered by mouse hover. However, if I understand it correctly,
>> >> "tooltip" literally means "tip of tool" and doesn't imply that a
>> >> tooltip must be a "popup" thing. So, can I add role="tooltip" to
>> >> elements which can be considered as "tip of tool", even if they are
>> >> static elements? (Just like the example above) By doing so, I feel
>> >> they are markup'ed more meaningfully, and we also get the benefit of
>> >> having styling hooks.
>> >>
>> >> I'm not sure whether adding role="tooltip" to static elements has
>> >> negative effects to assistive technologies or not. Is this idea
>> >> appropriate or inappropriate?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Kind Regards,
>> >> Ian
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > with regards
>> >
>> > Steve Faulkner
>> > Technical Director - TPG
>> >
>> > www.paciellogroup.com | www.HTML5accessibility.com |
>> > www.twitter.com/stevefaulkner
>> > HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives -
>> > dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/
>> > Web Accessibility Toolbar -
>> > www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html
>> >
>
>
>
>
> --
> with regards
>
> Steve Faulkner
> Technical Director - TPG
>
> www.paciellogroup.com | www.HTML5accessibility.com |
> www.twitter.com/stevefaulkner
> HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives -
> dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/
> Web Accessibility Toolbar -
> www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html
>

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