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Bug 23022 - HTML4 and HTML5 table cells can share the same cell
Summary: HTML4 and HTML5 table cells can share the same cell
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: HTML a11y APIs (editor: Steve Faulkner, Cynthia Shelly) (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC All
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: steve faulkner
QA Contact: HTML a11y API spec bugbot
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Reported: 2013-08-20 16:09 UTC by alexander surkov
Modified: 2013-08-22 02:51 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Description alexander surkov 2013-08-20 16:09:33 UTC
it can be like

HTML4 / HTML 5 | yes / no

what save some space on the screen. How does it sound?
Comment 1 Jason Kiss 2013-08-20 23:56:41 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
> it can be like
> 
> HTML4 / HTML 5 | yes / no
> 
> what save some space on the screen. How does it sound?

I don't think the space saving is worth it. There's no space issue in the summary/details view, and in the single table view you have the option of hiding columns, which has a much greater impact on saving screen space.

However, I otherwise have no principled objection. If the change is made, it will mean some modifications to the script that presents the summary/details view and provides the show/hide table columns functionality.
Comment 2 alexander surkov 2013-08-21 12:55:53 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> (In reply to comment #0)
> > it can be like
> > 
> > HTML4 / HTML 5 | yes / no
> > 
> > what save some space on the screen. How does it sound?
> 
> I don't think the space saving is worth it. There's no space issue in the
> summary/details view, and in the single table view you have the option of
> hiding columns, which has a much greater impact on saving screen space.

just it looks like for me this info doesn't deserve two rows :)

> However, I otherwise have no principled objection. If the change is made, it
> will mean some modifications to the script that presents the summary/details
> view and provides the show/hide table columns functionality.

so you need to adjust the script whenever you add/remove columns? Sounds like the script needs to be fixed.
Comment 3 Jason Kiss 2013-08-22 02:51:32 UTC
(In reply to comment #2)
> so you need to adjust the script whenever you add/remove columns? Sounds
> like the script needs to be fixed.

Appears that adding/removing columns won't affect script, not that the script couldn't use all sorts of other improvements.