21934 2013-05-06 07:04:03 +0000 <aside> acts as side note needs role="note" 2014-03-01 15:40:28 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG HTML5 spec unspecified PC Windows NT CLOSED FIXED a11y, aria P2 normal --- 1 ian.html faulkner.steve faulkner.steve hans.hillen mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 87254 0 ian.html 2013-05-06 07:04:03 +0000 In the "Footnotes" section of the Common idioms suggestions (see link below), an <aside> element acts as side note in the second example is lack of role="note". http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/common-idioms.html#footnotes 87256 1 faulkner.steve 2013-05-06 07:09:56 +0000 why do you think the use of role=note is appropriate? 87257 2 ian.html 2013-05-06 07:15:07 +0000 Because if an <aside> element doesn't being marked as role="note", it will be treat as a landmark "complementary". 87258 3 faulkner.steve 2013-05-06 07:26:30 +0000 (In reply to comment #2) > Because if an <aside> element doesn't being marked as role="note", it will > be treat as a landmark "complementary". why isn't 'complementary' an appropriate role in the context of the example? 87259 4 ian.html 2013-05-06 07:32:08 +0000 "complementary" is okay, but "note" is more appropriate. Just like in many cases <div> is okay, but <section> is more appropriate. And a side note, imoh, is not important enough to be regarded as a landmark. 87481 5 ian.html 2013-05-09 08:10:49 +0000 Please advise? 87482 6 faulkner.steve 2013-05-09 08:20:44 +0000 (In reply to comment #5) > Please advise? Hi Ian, there is a list of bugs that have to be dealt with, please be patient. 87483 7 ian.html 2013-05-09 08:22:16 +0000 Thanks Steve. 101698 8 faulkner.steve 2014-03-01 15:37:22 +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: Accepted Change Description: refer to commit https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/18e9d68d99c3181fa5174dac4759d32a5543d2c3 Rationale: agreed with commenter