Anne van Kesteren wrote:
On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 06:22:40 -0700, Aaron Leventhal
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I like the role attribute because it's already usable in Mozilla, to
make accessible web applications. What's the advantage of using
class/appearance instead, if there is no browser already mapping this
information to assistive technologies?
The advantage is in using elements which already have the right
semantics. Those already work everywhere. Using XBL, 'appearance' and
perhaps class="" you can style them in the way you want not affecting
the actual semantics of the element and therefore keeping it accessible.
But XBL works with ~0 assistive technologies and is presumably going to be
complex to implement properly. Whilst, in general, I agree that having elements
used in the correct way to provide semantic information is desirable, I think
that adopting a technology that is already implemented and proven to solve real
problems is a better approach than waiting on a complex future specification to
be finished and implemented.
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