ISSUE-32
table-summary
how to provide a summary of a table, e.g. for unsighted navigation?
- State:
- PENDING REVIEW
- Product:
- HTML 5 spec
- Raised by:
- James Graham
- Opened on:
- 2008-02-07
- Description:
Raised on behalf of Joshue O'Connor HTML 4 has a summary attribute on tables allowing authors to provide a textual hint as to the purpose of a table. This attribute is not currently in HTML 5. This change may have an impact on accessibility and the so the attribute should be considered for inclusion in HTML 5. Related email: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2008Feb/0057.html http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Sep/0103.html http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Jun/0181.html http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Jun/0349.html http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Jun/0643.html
- Related Actions Items:
- ACTION-66 on Joshue O Connor to Joshue to collate information on what spec status is with respect to table@summary, research background on rationale for retaining table@summary as a valid attribute - due 2008-08-29, open
- Related emails:
- Re: toward a schedule of HTML WG issues (from connolly@w3.org on 2008-08-22)
- Re: toward a schedule of HTML WG issues (from julian.reschke@gmx.de on 2008-08-22)
- toward a schedule of HTML WG issues (from connolly@w3.org on 2008-08-21)
- {minutes} HTML WG issue-tracking telcon 2008-06-26 (from mike@w3.org on 2008-07-09)
- {minutes} HTML WG issue-tracking telcon 2008-06-19 (from mike@w3.org on 2008-06-25)
- {minutes} HTML WG issue-tracking telcon 2008-06-12 (from mike@w3.org on 2008-06-19)
- Re: several messages about tables and related subjects (from ian@hixie.ch on 2008-03-23)
- ISSUE-32 (table-summary): Include a summary attribute for tables? [HTML 5 spec] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2008-02-07)
Related notes:
2008-03-23 19:32:35: Rejected by editor due to unclear problem description. [Ian Hickson]
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