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Re: Problem with JAWS Table Navigation?

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Dec 3, 2009 2:15PM

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Moore,Michael (DARS) wrote:
> We tested adding the summary attribute and JAWS still ignored
> the table unless layout tables is turned on. The caption element
> does not seem to have an effect either.

This is precisely what I've found as well. Summary and caption have no
affect on determining the type of table.

> One interesting new note, when I just went back to verify this I
> notice that, for my installation of JFW10 anyway, leaving the
> browser and returning results in JAWS toggling layout tables
> back off.

I don't experience this behavior, not that it would really make much
of a difference for anybody anyway.

Jared