ISSUE-32 (table-summary): Include a summary attribute for tables? [HTML 5 spec]

ISSUE-32 (table-summary): Include a summary attribute for tables? [HTML 5 spec]

http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/

Raised by: James Graham
On product: HTML 5 spec

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

Received on Thursday, 7 February 2008 19:57:52 UTC