Re: How Can I Validate (X)HTML + ARIA?

Ah - that's a bug introduced when we changed the structure of the spec a
bit, and I didn't think to update the generator in all places. I'm going
through and catching these, but keep finding more, so thanks for
pointing it out. I'll update it tout de suite. Michael

Steven Faulkner wrote:
> Hi Rich, the DTD in the spec only has aria- for each attribute name, for example
> "aria- ( true | false ) 'false'"
>
> regards
> steve
>
> 2009/1/20 Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>:
>   
>> Hi Rich,
>>
>>     
>>> Have you tried the DTD toward the end of the ARIA editors draft?
>>>       
>> no will do.
>>
>>     
>>> Longer term the best way to check ARIA compliance will be based on
>>> rule-based design patterns in addition to DTDs and schemas which are
>>> targeted at static content. In general, tools manufacturers will need to
>>> rethink accessibility compliance. Checking the DTD or schema is only a first
>>> pass.
>>>       
>> I totally agree,
>>
>> what the provision of public DTD's will do (if that is possible) is to
>> allow developers who validate their code using public validation
>> services to get meaningful feedback on thier ARIA code in HTML, rather
>> than being nagged about its use.
>>
>>
>> 2009/1/19 Richard Schwerdtfeger <schwer@us.ibm.com>:
>>     
>>> Hi Steve,
>>>
>>> Have you tried the DTD toward the end of the ARIA editors draft?
>>> http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/aria/ ?
>>>
>>> Michael should be keeping this up to date. There is a plan to release either
>>> a schema and/or a DTD. Right now we are working furiously to set the ARIA
>>> documents in concrete and there are limited resources.
>>>
>>> Longer term the best way to check ARIA compliance will be based on
>>> rule-based design patterns in addition to DTDs and schemas which are
>>> targeted at static content. In general, tools manufacturers will need to
>>> rethink accessibility compliance. Checking the DTD or schema is only a first
>>> pass.
>>>
>>> This was posted on free-aria a while back:
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/free-aria/msg/3d1f6e1b49e508d6
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Rich
>>>
>>>
>>> Rich Schwerdtfeger
>>> Distinguished Engineer, SWG Accessibility Architect/Strategist
>>> blog: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/schwer
>>>
>>> Steven Faulkner ---01/19/2009 06:00:54 AM---How Can I Validate (X)HTML +
>>> ARIA?
>>>
>>> Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
>>> Sent by: wai-xtech-request@w3.org
>>>
>>> 01/19/2009 05:57 AM
>>>
>>> To
>>> W3C WAI-XTECH <wai-xtech@w3.org>
>>> cc
>>> "w3c-wai-pf@w3.org PF" <w3c-wai-pf@w3.org>, free-aria@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject
>>> How Can I Validate (X)HTML + ARIA?
>>>
>>> How Can I Validate (X)HTML + ARIA?
>>> http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=107
>>> --
>>> with regards
>>>
>>> Steve Faulkner
>>> Technical Director - TPG Europe
>>> Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>
>> --
>> with regards
>>
>> Steve Faulkner
>> Technical Director - TPG Europe
>> Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium
>>
>> www.paciellogroup.com | www.wat-c.org
>> Web Accessibility Toolbar -
>> http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html
>>
>>     
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