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Bug 29040 - "other form elements" should be "other labelable elements"
Summary: "other form elements" should be "other labelable elements"
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: ARIA
Classification: Unclassified
Component: HTML AAM (show other bugs)
Version: Future
Hardware: PC All
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: steve faulkner
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Reported: 2015-08-06 18:34 UTC by Alice Boxhall
Modified: 2018-05-03 21:19 UTC (History)
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Description Alice Boxhall 2015-08-06 18:34:44 UTC
Current text is
"""
5.5.1 Other Form Elements Accessible Name Calculation

If the control has an aria-label or an aria-labelledby attribute the accessible name is to be calculated using the algorithm defined in Accessible Name and Description: Computation and API Mappings 1.1.
Otherwise use label element
Otherwise use title attribute
If none of the above yield a usable text string there is no accessible name
"""

This excludes other labelable elements not covered earlier:
keygen meter output progress select
Comment 1 James Nurthen 2018-05-03 21:19:47 UTC
HTML AAM is no longer an ARIA Deliverable. If you wish to pursue this issue please file at https://github.com/w3c/html-aam/issues