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Re: using 'hidden' for data table

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From: Chris Heilmann
Date: Sep 15, 2004 5:13AM


I had the same issue with some designs. IMHO it is rather useless to keep
a header empty and then give it an ID. Just give it a text that describes
what the column is and hide it for the visual browsers via an accessible
hiding technique like off-left.

Depending on the structure of the table, you might also need no ID, but
use the scope attribute instead.


>
> I didnt think it needed text in it necessarily to be accessible,
> however, it does need an id of some sort. You could call it "empty" or
> something. The id wont effect its appearance.
>
> -Lisa Goostrey
>
>
> On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 18:16:58 +1000, maren wrote:
>>
>> I'm putting headers in data tables, where the first cell of the table is
>> blank. That's how it is in the print version of the document, and that's
>> how
>> it has to appear on screen. To make it accessible, that cell really
>> needs to
>> have some text in it and have an id so the headers in the table cells
>> can
>> refer to it.
>> Can I put the text in, but use the 'hidden' class to make it offscreen?
>> Thanks
>> Maren
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