RE: A Step Backwards

  • From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:19:21 -0400

I don't see that as a step backwards since they force the role attribute.

ken

-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John G
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 9:37 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: A Step Backwards

Does anyone know about this?
begin extract
 >Therefore, the HTML Working Group hereby adopts the "Allow tables 
to be >used for presentational purposes" Proposal for ISSUE-130.  Of 
the Change Proposals before us, this one has drawn the weaker objections.
In short, this means that HTML5 rescinds HTML4's guidance on the use
of the table markup structure for its presentational layout
attributes, such that such use will now be HTML5-valid, provided said
table has a role attribute set to "presentation" [1].
end extract

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