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Bug 17668 - role=group on figure element throws an error
Summary: role=group on figure element throws an error
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: HTML Checker
Classification: Unclassified
Component: General (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC Windows NT
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Michael[tm] Smith
QA Contact: qa-dev tracking
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Reported: 2012-07-02 09:23 UTC by steve faulkner
Modified: 2013-04-20 11:03 UTC (History)
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Description steve faulkner 2012-07-02 09:23:55 UTC 
there are no restrictions on what role a figure element can have http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/wai-aria.html#wai-aria
Comment 1 Michael[tm] Smith 2012-10-05 08:26:10 UTC 
This is fixed in my workspace. It'll get pushed when I finally land the ARIA patch I been working on all this time.
Comment 2 Michael[tm] Smith 2013-04-20 11:03:28 UTC 
Fixed and already available at http://validator.w3.org/nu/