ISSUE-20

2007-11-21 23:57:27: Created issue 'Improvements to the table-headers algorithm in the HTML 5 spec' nickname table-headers owned by James Graham on product HTML 5 spec, description 'The table headers algorithm currently in the HTML 5 spec does not deal with some common table formats without significant additional markup using @scope. The algorithm to establish cell-header relationships in the absence of specific scoping for header cells can probably be improved in line with suggestions in the following urls: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Sep/0134.html http://projectcerbera.com/blog/2007/11#day09' non-public [James Graham]

2008-03-23 19:31:00: Status changed to 'closed'

2008-06-20 16:40:17: Status changed to 'pending review' [Dan Connolly]

2008-08-26 13:51:52: Status changed to 'open' [Dan Connolly]

2008-08-28 17:02:22: Description changed to 'The table headers algorithm currently in the HTML 5 spec does not deal with some common table formats without significant additional markup using @scope. The algorithm to establish cell-header relationships in the absence of specific scoping for header cells can probably be improved in line with suggestions in the following urls: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Sep/0134.html http://projectcerbera.com/blog/2007/11#day09 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2008Mar/0075.html with a sample implementation at http://james.html5.org/tables/table_inspector.html (choose "Smart Headers")' [James Graham]

2008-09-08 13:52:57: Description changed to 'The table headers algorithm currently in the HTML 5 spec does not deal with some common table formats without significant additional markup using @scope. The algorithm to establish cell-header relationships in the absence of specific scoping for header cells can probably be improved in line with suggestions in the following urls: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Sep/0134.html http://projectcerbera.com/blog/2007/11#day09 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2008Mar/0075.html with a sample implementation at http://james.html5.org/tables/table_inspector.html (choose "Smart Headers") This issue will also cover aspects previously in Issue 57, such as: - retaining headers/id functionality - current or backwards compatibility - grandfathering headers/id into the spec until it can be demonstrated that the HTML5 replacement works better and is in service' [Joshue O Connor]

2008-11-14 09:06:22: Description changed to 'The table headers algorithm currently in the HTML 5 spec does not deal with some common table formats without significant additional markup using @scope. The algorithm to establish cell-header relationships in the absence of specific scoping for header cells can probably be improved in line with suggestions in the following URLs: - http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Sep/0134.html - http://projectcerbera.com/blog/2007/11/htmlwg#day09 - http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2008Mar/0075.html with a sample implementation at http://james.html5.org/tables/table_inspector.html (choose "Smart Headers") - http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/tabular-data.html#header-and-data-cell-semantics This issue will also cover aspects previously in Issue 57, such as: - retaining headers/id functionality - current or backwards compatibility - grandfathering headers/id into the spec until it can be demonstrated that the HTML5 replacement works better and is in service' [Ben Millard]

2009-01-20 18:15:04: Owner changed to 'Dan Connolly' [Dan Connolly]

2009-01-20 18:15:04: Status changed to 'pending review' [Dan Connolly]

2009-08-21 01:35:39: Status changed to 'closed' [Maciej Stachowiak]

2009-10-22 18:45:20: Description changed to 'The table headers algorithm currently in the HTML 5 spec does not deal with some common table formats without significant additional markup using @scope. The algorithm to establish cell-header relationships in the absence of specific scoping for header cells can probably be improved in line with suggestions in the following URLs: - http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Sep/0134.html - http://projectcerbera.com/blog/2007/11/htmlwg#day09 - http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2008Mar/0075.html with a sample implementation at http://james.html5.org/tables/table_inspector.html (choose "Smart Headers") - http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/tabular-data.html#header-and-data-cell-semantics This issue will also cover aspects previously in Issue 57, such as: - retaining headers/id functionality - current or backwards compatibility - grandfathering headers/id into the spec until it can be demonstrated that the HTML5 replacement works better and is in service Chaals volunteered to make some table-headers test cases http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2009Aug/0535.html Bug 7260: Create testsuite for table headers association http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=7260' [Laura Carlson]

2009-10-28 13:29:41: Description changed to 'The table headers algorithm currently in the HTML 5 spec does not deal with some common table formats without significant additional markup using @scope. The algorithm to establish cell-header relationships in the absence of specific scoping for header cells can probably be improved in line with suggestions in the following URLs: - http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Sep/0134.html - http://projectcerbera.com/blog/2007/11/htmlwg#day09 - http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2008Mar/0075.html with a sample implementation at http://james.html5.org/tables/table_inspector.html (choose "Smart Headers") - http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/tabular-data.html#header-and-data-cell-semantics This issue will also cover aspects previously in Issue 57 (Rasied July 17, 2008 by Joshue O Connor, such as: - retaining headers/id functionality - current or backwards compatibility - grandfathering headers/id into the spec until it can be demonstrated that the HTML5 replacement works better and is in service Issue first raised May 1, 2007 by Roger Johansson. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007May/thread.html#msg12 Request to PFWG to advise on headers attribute debate - May 27, 2007. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/wai-xtech/2007May/0049.html PFWG Review and Advice - Al Gilman, June 6, 2007. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Jun/0145.html Chaals volunteered to make table-headers test cases http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2009Aug/0535.html Related Bugs: 5822: The headers attribute should be able to reference a td. http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=5822 6181: Process table feedback (including headers='" issue) http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=6181 Bug 7260: Create testsuite for table headers association http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=7260' [Laura Carlson]

2009-10-28 13:31:04: Description changed to 'The table headers algorithm currently in the HTML 5 spec does not deal with some common table formats without significant additional markup using @scope. Issue is detailed at: http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/IssueTableHeaders The algorithm to establish cell-header relationships in the absence of specific scoping for header cells can probably be improved in line with suggestions in the following URLs: - http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Sep/0134.html - http://projectcerbera.com/blog/2007/11/htmlwg#day09 - http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2008Mar/0075.html with a sample implementation at http://james.html5.org/tables/table_inspector.html (choose "Smart Headers") - http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/tabular-data.html#header-and-data-cell-semantics This issue will also cover aspects previously in Issue 57 (Rasied July 17, 2008 by Joshue O Connor, such as: - retaining headers/id functionality - current or backwards compatibility - grandfathering headers/id into the spec until it can be demonstrated that the HTML5 replacement works better and is in service Issue first raised May 1, 2007 by Roger Johansson. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007May/thread.html#msg12 Request to PFWG to advise on headers attribute debate - May 27, 2007. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/wai-xtech/2007May/0049.html PFWG Review and Advice - Al Gilman, June 6, 2007. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Jun/0145.html Chaals volunteered to make table-headers test cases http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2009Aug/0535.html Related Bugs: 5822: The headers attribute should be able to reference a td. http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=5822 6181: Process table feedback (including headers='" issue) http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=6181 Bug 7260: Create testsuite for table headers association http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=7260' [Laura Carlson]