13207 2011-07-11 13:33:44 +0000 Definition of "widget" - contrast with element and object 2011-09-29 14:29:22 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified ARIA Core AAM 1.0 PC All RESOLVED FIXED P1 normal --- 1 andi.snowweaver andi.snowweaver aria-ua-impl oldest_to_newest 50898 0 andi.snowweaver 2011-07-11 13:33:44 +0000 Element is HTML element with angle brackets Widget is a conceptual UI thing – menu, flyout, etc. Object – Rich action (861) to create a definition. 57047 1 andi.snowweaver 2011-09-20 19:05:20 +0000 Are these definitions okay now? Element: In this specification, element is used as it is in markup languages. Elements are the structural elements in markup language that contains the data profile for objects. Object: In the context of user interfaces, an item in the perceptual user experience, represented in markup languages by one or more elements, and rendered by user agents. In the context of programming, the instantiation of one or more classes and interfaces which define the general characteristics of similar objects. An object in an accessibility API may represent one or more DOM objects. Accessibility APIs have defined interfaces that are distinct from DOM interfaces. Widget: Discrete user interface object with which the user can interact. Widgets range from simple objects that have one value or operation (e.g., check boxes and menu items), to complex objects that contain many managed sub-objects (e.g., trees and grids).