24447 2014-01-30 09:43:17 +0000 make recommendation not to use tables for layout more explicit and expand issue(s) explanation 2016-04-26 23:06:53 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG HTML5 spec unspecified PC Windows NT RESOLVED MOVED P2 editorial --- 1 faulkner.steve faulkner.steve faulkner.steve mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking travil public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 99472 0 faulkner.steve 2014-01-30 09:43:17 +0000 "Tables should not be used as layout aids. Historically, many Web authors have tables in HTML as a way to control their page layout making it difficult to extract tabular data from such documents. In particular, users of accessibility tools, like screen readers, are likely to find it very difficult to navigate pages with tables used for layout. If a table is to be used for layout it must be marked with the attribute role="presentation" for a user agent to properly represent the table to an assistive technology and to properly convey the intent of the author to tools that wish to extract tabular data from the document." http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/tabular-data.html#the-table-element 99473 1 faulkner.steve 2014-01-30 09:48:58 +0000 original wg decision on issue http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2011Mar/0245.html 126187 2 travil 2016-04-26 23:06:53 +0000 HTML5.1 Bugzilla Bug Triage: Moved to Github issue: https://github.com/w3c/html/issues/271 To file additional issues please use the W3C HTML5 Issue tracker: https://github.com/w3c/html/issues/new Thanks!