PF/XTech/HTML5/SummaryForTable
Issue: retention of @summary for Table
Referential Links
- @summary in PF Issue Tracker:
- @summary in HTML WG Issue Tracker:
- @summary on the HTML WG Wiki
- Table Accessibility in HTML5 (ESW Wiki Page)
PF Initial Feedback on @summary in TABLE (2008-08-06)
Here is a summary of how PFWG sees the situation as regards @summary on table
in HTML:
- @summary should stay
- It provides a needed service
- element content providing this info, if linked by markup to the table offers growth to even better practice
- Don't have the linking markup yet; is a developmental item
- evolution not revolution says: keep @summary at least until alternatives are deployed and stable
There are lots of details to be worked out, and we would like to continue discussing those with you. But the above summarizes how we see and approach the matter.
sent to the HTML WG's emailing list by Alfred S. Gilman, chair, PFWG