[Bug 19277] New: @hidden should override any CSS display properties

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19277

           Summary: @hidden should override any CSS display properties
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: LC1 HTML5 spec
        AssignedTo: eoconnor@apple.com
        ReportedBy: cooper@w3.org
         QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: mike@w3.org, public-html-wg-issue-tracking@w3.org,
                    public-html@w3.org, public-html-a11y@w3.org


The HTML Accessibility Task Force in discussion on 4 October 2012
http://www.w3.org/2012/10/04-html-a11y-minutes.html#item02 identified that it
was not clear how @hidden relates to CSS display properties. For instance, is
@hidden equal to display:none? What happens if the author changes to
display:block but leaves @hidden set? 

In discussion, the group concluded that the spec should say explicitly that
@hidden trumps all CSS. Regardless of what changes are made to CSS for an
element, all the processing requirements for @hidden elements remain in effect.
For CSS changes to have any impact, the author would have to remove @hidden.

This proposal will probably need to be vetted by the CSS WG. It does appear to
have consensus of the HTML Accessibility Task Force telecon from 4 October 2012
at the time of filing.

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Received on Thursday, 4 October 2012 20:29:43 UTC