XHTML
Vocabulary
This is a vocabulary collection utilized by XHTML Family
modules and document types using XHTML
Modularization, including XHTML Role and XHTML +
RDFa as defined in rdfa-syntax.
The XHTML specifications are developed by the W3C XHTML 2 Working Group
as part of the W3C
HTML Activity.
For more information about XML, please refer to the Extensible Markup Language
(XML) 1.0 specification.
Version date: 2009-11-17
1. Introduction
XHTML Modularization [XHTMLMOD] permits the
development of XHTML modules and XHTML family markup languages. These modules
and markup languages may, in turn, define local vocabulary items for use as
values of attributes. This document describes the items that are available in
the default XHTML vocabulary space:
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/vocab#.
The XHTML Metainformation Module defined as part of XHTML+RDFa [XHTMLRDFa] specifies the following vocabulary items
for use in the rel and rev attributes.
- alternate
- alternate designates alternate
versions for a resource.
- appendix
- appendix refers to a resource serving
as an appendix in a collection.
- bookmark
- bookmark refers to a bookmark - a link
to a key entry point within an extended document.
- cite
- cite refers to a resource that defines
a citation.
- chapter
- chapter refers to a resource serving
as a chapter in a collction.
- contents
- contents refers to a resource serving
as a table of contents.
- copyright
- copyright refers to a copyright
statement for the resource.
- first
- first refers the first item in a
collection (see also start and top).
- glossary
- glossary refers to a resource
providing a glossary of terms.
- help
- help refers to a resource offering
help.
- icon
- icon refers to a resource that
represents an icon.
- index
- index refers to a resource providing
an index.
- itsRules
- itsRules indicates that the designated
resource is an [ITS] rule set.
- last
- last refers to the last resource in a
collection of resources.
- license
- license refers to a resource that
defines the associated license.
- meta
- meta refers to a resource that
provides metadata.
- next
- next refers to the next resource
(after the current one) in an ordered collection of resources.
- p3pv1
- p3pv1 refers to a P3P Policy Reference
File [P3P].
- prev
- prev refers to a previous resource
(before the current one) in an ordered collection of resources.
- role
- role indicates the purpose of the
resource. See the XHTML Role
Vocabulary for roles in this vocabulary space, and XHTMLROLE for information on extending the
collection of roles.
- section
- section refers to a resource serving
as a section in a collection.
- stylesheet
- stylesheet refers to a resource
serving as a stylesheet for a resource.
- subsection
- subsection refers to a resource
serving as a subsection in a collection.
- start
- start refers to the first resource in
a collection of resources.
- top
- top is a synonym for start.
- up
- up refers to a resource "above" in a
hierarchically structured set.
3. XHTML Role Vocabulary
3.1 Items from the XHTML Role Module
The values in
this section are defined for use in the role attribute as
specified in the XHTML Role Attribute Module. Note
that the values in Section 2 and Section 3.2 are also available.
- banner
- banner contains the prime heading or
internal title of a page.
- complementary
- secondary indicates that the section
supports but is separable from the main content of resource.
- contentinfo
- contentinfo has meta information about
the content on the page or the page as a whole.
- definition
- definition indicates the definition of
a term or concept.
- main
- main acts as the main content of the
document.
- navigation
- navigation indicates a collection of
items suitable for navigating the document or related documents.
- note
- note indicates the content is
parenthetic or ancillary to the main content of the resource.
- search
- search indicates that the section
provides a search facility.
3.2 Items from the Accessible Rich Internet Applications
Vocabulary
- alert
- A message
with important, and usually time-sensitive, information. Also see
alertdialog and status.
- alertdialog
- A
type of dialog that contains an alert message, where initial focus goes
to the dialog or an element within it. Also see alert and dialog.
- application
- A
region declared as a web application, as opposed to a web document.
- article
- A
section of a page consisting of an independent part of a document, page,
or site.
- button
- An input
that allows for user-triggered actions when clicked or pressed.
- checkbox
- An
checkable input that has three possible values: true, false, or
mixed.
- columnheader
- A
cell containing header information for a column.
- combobox
- A
presentation of a select; usually similar to a textbox where users can
type ahead to select an option, or type to enter arbitrary text as a new
item in the list.
- dialog
- A dialog
is an application window that is designed to interrupt the current
processing of an application in order to prompt the user to enter
information or require a response. Also see alertdialog.
- directory
- A list
of references to members of a group, such as a static table of
contents.
- document
- A
region containing related information that is declared as document
content, as opposed to a web application.
- grid
- A grid
contains cells of tabular data arranged in rows and columns, like a
table.
- gridcell
- A cell
in a grid or treegrid.
- group
- A set of
user interface objects which would not be included in a page summary or
table of contents by an assistive technology.
- heading
- A
heading for a section of the page.
- img
- A container
for a collection of elements that form an image.
- link
- An
interactive reference to an internal or external resource.
- list
- A group of
non-interactive list items.
- listbox
- A widget
that allows the user to select one or more items from a list of
choices.
- listitem
- A
single item in a list, listbox, or directory.
- log
- A type of
live region where new information is added in meaningful order and old
information may disappear. Also see marquee.
- marquee
- A type
of live region where non-essential information changes frequently. Also
see log.
- math
- An element
that represents a mathematical expression.
- A type of
widget that offers a list of choices to the user.
- A
presentation of menu that usually remains visible and is usually
presented horizontally.
- An
option in a group of choices contained by a menu or menubar.
- A checkable menuitem that has three possible
values: true, false, or mixed.
- A
checkable menuitem in a group of menuitemradio roles, only one of which
can be checked at a time.
- option
- A
selectable item in a select list.
- presentation
- An
element whose role is presentational and does not need to be mapped to
the accessibility API.
- progressbar
- An
element that displays the progress status for tasks that take a long
time.
- radio
- A
checkable input in a group of radio roles, only one of which can be
checked at a time.
- radiogroup
- A
group of radio buttons.
- region
- A large
perceivable section of a web page or document, that the author feels
should be included in a summary of page features.
- row
- A row of
cells in a grid.
- A cell
containing header information for a row in a grid.
- separator
- A
divider that separates and distinguishes sections of content or groups of
menuitems.
- slider
- A user
input where the user selects a value from within a given range.
- spinbutton
- A
form of range that expects a user to select from amongst discrete
choices.
- status
- A
container whose content is advisory information for the user but is not
important enough to justify an alert. Also see alert.
- tab
- A header for
a tabpanel.
- tablist
- A list
of tab elements, which are references to tabpanel elements.
- tabpanel
- A
container for the resources associated with a tab.
- textbox
- Input
that allows free-form text as their value.
- timer
- A
numerical counter which indicates an amount of elapsed time from a start
point, or the time remaining until an end point.
- toolbar
- A
collection of commonly used function buttons represented in compact
visual form.
- tooltip
- A
contextual popup that displays a description for an element in a mouse
hover or keyboard focused state. Supplement to the normal tooltip
processing of the user agent.
- tree
- A type of
list that may contain sub-level nested groups that can be collapsed and
expanded.
- treegrid
- A grid
whose rows can be expanded and collapsed in the same manner as for a
tree.
- treeitem
- An
option item of a tree. This is an element within a tree that may be
expanded or collapsed if it contains a sub-level group of treeitems.
Appendix A - References
- [ITS]
- "The
Internationalization Tag Set (ITS) Version 2.0", W3C
Recommendation, David Filip et al., 29 October 2013.
Available at: http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/REC-its20-20131029/
- [P3P]
- "The
Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P1.0) Specification",
W3C Recommendation, L. Cranor et al., 16 April
2002.
Available at: http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/REC-P3P-20020416/
- [XHTMLMOD]
- XHTML
Modularization 1.1, W3C Recommendation, Shane McCarron, et
al., 8 October 2008
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-xhtml-modularization-20081008
- [XHTMLRDFa]
- "RDFa in XHTML:
Syntax and Processing", W3C Recommendation, B. Adida, et
al., 14 October 2008.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-rdfa-syntax-20081014.
- [XHTMLROLE]
- "XHTML
Role Attribute Module", W3C Working Draft, M. Birbeck, et. al.
7 April 2008. http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-xhtml-role-20080407
Steven Pemberton, W3C HTML Activity
Lead
Last edited: 2009-11-17