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RE: table summary

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From: tedge@tecaccess.net
Date: Aug 7, 2002 1:43PM

It is a useful for tables to provide some text within the TABLE
element that summarizes the contents of the table. Though it is most
useful with data tables it is also good to use with layout tables.




" The accesibillity of the web is still kind of new to me, but I am
constantly learning! What I am confused about now is the summary
attribute. When I run my site through Bobby-WW, it tells me that I must
add a summary for tables. The only tables on the page in question are
used for layout. I'm working on using CSS for layout but until I can do
that I need to use some tables. I don't understand why Bobby wouldn't
note that as a "user check" because it seems to say I must add a summary
for a layout table. Is this the case or should I just ignore Bobby's
error in this case?

Ton