11891 2011-01-27 15:05:21 +0000 add role attribute to list of global attributes and add definition for it 2012-08-22 23:45:48 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG LC1 HTML5 spec unspecified All All RESOLVED FIXED a11y, a11ytf, WGDecision P2 normal --- 11893 1 mike eoconnor cooper eoconnor faulkner.steve ian jfoliot laura.lee.carlson mike oedipus public-html-a11y public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking rubys w3c public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 44800 0 mike 2011-01-27 15:05:21 +0000 per http://www.w3.org/2011/01/aria-lexical-processing it appears to be the expectation of the PFWG that the HTML5 spec should include the role attribute among the set of attributes that are considered global attributes for the language, and should define the attribute. So this is a request to make the following specific changes to the spec: 1. Add the role attribute to the list of global attributes at http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/elements.html#global-attributes 2. Add under http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/content-models.html#annotations-for-assistive-technology-products-aria a new "The role attribute" subsection that gives a definition for the attribute 45695 1 ian 2011-02-16 09:52:50 +0000 Is the WAI working group really ok with us doing our own thing here instead of them defining the role="" attribute? In the past when we've done this kind of thing all it's done at the cross-working-group level is cause strife. 45713 2 faulkner.steve 2011-02-16 15:26:40 +0000 (In reply to comment #1) > Is the WAI working group really ok with us doing our own thing here instead of > them defining the role="" attribute? In the past when we've done this kind of > thing all it's done at the cross-working-group level is cause strife. this is the source of the requests for this and related bugs http://www.w3.org/2011/01/aria-lexical-processing is this document sufficient indication or do you want an offical repsonse from the PFWG? 45920 3 w3c 2011-02-22 16:08:50 +0000 The HTML accessibility bug triage sub-team thinks this issue should be task force priority, adding the a11yTF keyword. 48016 4 ian 2011-05-04 23:56:42 +0000 So what is this attribute's definition supposed to be? 48243 5 cooper 2011-05-06 20:50:25 +0000 HTML A11Y TF ACTION-112 http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/track/actions/112 is to provide this content; elevated priority. 53817 6 mike 2011-08-04 05:17:37 +0000 mass-move component to LC1 55196 7 ian 2011-08-16 05:03:22 +0000 EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the tracker issue; or you may create a tracker issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html Status: Did Not Understand Request Change Description: no spec change Rationale: see comment 4 63179 8 faulkner.steve 2012-01-27 11:04:38 +0000 (In reply to comment #7) > EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are > satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If > you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please > reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML > Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest > title and text for the tracker issue; or you may create a tracker issue > yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: > http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html > > Status: Did Not Understand Request > Change Description: no spec change > Rationale: see comment 4 I have started on some text for this bug It is available as a google doc (if anybody has any issues with it in this form please say so) https://docs.google.com/document/d/162rNFTzl_GFdLHDrdoG-GGHsNAqGUtrjEZb2eKUo_bY/edit feel free to add comments. 71171 9 rubys 2012-07-19 19:20:53 +0000 Decision: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Jul/0122.html Change Proposal: http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/ARIA_Processing 72561 10 eoconnor 2012-08-22 23:27:23 +0000 I'll take this one. 72569 11 eoconnor 2012-08-22 23:45:48 +0000 EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the Editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the Tracker Issue; or you may create a Tracker Issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html Status: Accepted Change Description: https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/5a88e54ff0a4dffb90e06f69584e9048c8825d82 Rationale: Applied Working Group decision.