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The spec states: "command elements are not rendered unless they form part of a menu." Suggest this restriction is removed. The Hotmail inbox example shows a real need for a generic multi-selection mechanism like this, even without a menu.
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The HTML Accessibility Task Force intends to track these issues, per the proposal at http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2010Jan/0245.html.
http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/44061/20080513_bugs/results#xq5 Take up in the mapping sub-group to develop a spec edit proposal. Assign the bug to Cynthia Shelly to track that this is addressed.
moved to aapi mapping spec
Removing TrackerIssue keyword based on component change.
Would appreciate feedback on a commit that I just adopted from the WHATWG, which removes the <command> element and replaces it with a <menuitem> element: https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/c5bcf8f2e230bc2a35a86d5cd6b873821de6c0bb Also see the discussion at http://lists.whatwg.org/pipermail/whatwg-whatwg.org/2012-December/038472.html . It likely means that the a11y API document needs changing. There is also the question whether we should adopt it for HTML5 CR or just use this as supporting evidence to remove <command> from HTML5 CR. This latter question should probably be discussed on list.
(In reply to comment #6) > It likely means that the a11y API document needs changing. FYI, the a11y API document has been updated. <command> has been removed and mappings for <menuitem> in its three states provided: http://rawgithub.com/w3c/html-api-map/master/index.html#el-100a
Closing. <command> removed from spec. <menuitem> added a while ago to HTML A11y API Mappings.