RE: Accessible tables
by Emerald Spirit <emerald_spirit(at)yahoo.com>
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Mon, 25 Feb 2002 16:16:35 -0800 (PST) |
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OK...
I haven't looked at availability standards in a while,
but I don't remember anything about scope. Can
somebody explain? Also, I don't typically use header
rows , just typical TR and TD and TABLE tags... are
header rows necessary for availability standards, or
just the preference of the HTML coder?
Rebecca
--- "John Foliot - Another 4:00 AM Web Thing"
<foliot(at)fouram.com> wrote:
> Rick,
>
> From what I see here, you have exceeded the 508
> spec. Congrats! You might
> want to add the <TBODY> element, like so:
>
> <table summary="Conditions below 800 feet"
> border="1"
> cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4">
> <thead>
> <tr>
> <th scope="col">Condition</th>
> <th scope="col">Common Name</th>
> <th scope="col"><em>Scientific Name</em></th>
> <th scope="col">Habitat</th>
> </tr>
> </thead>
> <tbody>
> <tr>
> <th scope="row">flower bud</th>
> <td>myrtle, Oregon</td>
> <td><em>Umbellularia californica</em></td>
> <td>riparian</td>
> </tr>
> </tbody>
> <tbody style="background-color: Yellow;">
> <tr>
> <th rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup">early bloom</th>
> <td>hazelnut, California</td>
> <td><em>Corylus cornus var. californica</em></td>
> <td>woods</td>
> </tr>
>
> <tr>
> <td>saxifrage, Howell's</td>
> <td><em>Saxifraga howellii</em></td>
> <td>rock bluffs</td>
> </tr>
>
> <tr>
> <td>snow queen</td>
> <td><em>Synthyris reniformis</em></td>
> <td>forest</td>
> </tr>
> </tbody>
> <tbody>
> <tr>
> <th rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup">full bloom</th>
> <td>alder, white</td>
> <td><em>Alnus rhombifolia</em></td>
> <td>riparian</td>
> </tr>
>
> <tr>
> <td>bearbrush</td>
> <td><em>Garrya fremontii</em></td>
> <td>openings</td>
> </tr>
> </tbody>
> </table>
>
> While not obligatory it is part of the spec and
> would allow you to specify
> styles to various <tbody>'s using CSS (try the
> code).
>
> But it looks good to me.
>
> JF
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-aware-techniques(at)hwg.org
> > [mailto:owner-aware-techniques(at)hwg.org]On Behalf
> Of Rick
> > Nelson/R6/USDAFS
> > Sent: February 25, 2002 5:29 PM
> > To: aware-techniques(at)hwg.org
> > Subject: Accessible tables
> >
> >
> > This is a table from a page on our web site that I
> have tried to make
> > accessible using "scope". As far as I have been
> able to determine this
> > would meet the requirements of section 508.
> Comments?
> >
> >
> > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01
> Transitional//EN">
> >
> > <html>
> > <head>
> > <title>Table example</title>
> > </head>
> > <body>
> > <table summary="Conditions below 800 feet"
> border="1"
> > cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4">
> > <tr>
> > <th scope="col">Condition</th>
> > <th scope="col">Common Name</th>
> > <th scope="col"><em>Scientific Name</em></th>
> > <th scope="col">Habitat</th>
> > </tr>
> >
> > <tr>
> > <th scope="row">flower bud</th>
> > <td>myrtle, Oregon</td>
> > <td><em>Umbellularia californica</em></td>
> > <td>riparian</td>
> > </tr>
> >
> > <tr>
> > <th rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup">early bloom</th>
> > <td>hazelnut, California</td>
> > <td><em>Corylus cornus var. californica</em></td>
> > <td>woods</td>
> > </tr>
> >
> > <tr>
> > <td>saxifrage, Howell's</td>
> > <td><em>Saxifraga howellii</em></td>
> > <td>rock bluffs</td>
> > </tr>
> >
> > <tr>
> > <td>snow queen</td>
> > <td><em>Synthyris reniformis</em></td>
> > <td>forest</td>
> > </tr>
> >
> > <tr>
> > <th rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup">full bloom</th>
> > <td>alder, white</td>
> > <td><em>Alnus rhombifolia</em></td>
> > <td>riparian</td>
> > </tr>
> >
> > <tr>
> > <td>bearbrush</td>
> > <td><em>Garrya fremontii</em></td>
> > <td>openings</td>
> > </tr>
> > </table>
> > </body>
> > </html>
> >
> >
> >
> > Rick Nelson
> > Umpqua National Forest
> >
> >
> > Continual vigilance is the price of accuracy.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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