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Re: Guidelines for nested data tables?

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From: Jon Gunderson
Date: Oct 22, 2009 7:05AM

Sounds like an ARIA Tree Grid:

Resources:
http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/#treegrid
http://dev.aol.com/dhtml_style_guide#grid
http://wiki.codetalks.org/wiki/index.php/Set_of_ARIA_Test_Cases#Treegrid

Jon


---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:59:51 +0100
>From: "Steve Green" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Guidelines for nested data tables?
>To: "'WebAIM Discussion List'" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of D A
>Sent: 21 October 2009 16:47
>To: WebAIM Discussion List
>Subject: [WebAIM] Guidelines for nested data tables?
>
>I'm working on an interface that will consist of a data table with each row
>being expandable to show more details of that particular record. The details
>would then be formatted in their own table.
>
>This seems like a common need, but I haven't found too much that addresses
>it specifically.
>
>Is it fine to add a blank TR to the parent Table to insert the nested table
>within? Are there any issues/guidelines in regards to nesting data tables?
>
>-Darrel
>