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Re: SCOPE vs ID/HEADER

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From: Leo Smith
Date: Sep 13, 2002 11:28AM

If your table is a simple one, that is the headings for any particular
data cell are in the same row and/or column as the cell, then you
only need to use th and/or scope.

If your table is a complex one with multiple levels of row and/or
column headings, probably meaning that the headings that apply to
a particular data cell are not all in the same row and/or column as
the cell, then use id and headers attributes.

Leo.

On 12 Sep 2002, at 9:53, Lori K. Brown wrote:

> Unless the table that I am coding has multiple levels of headings, or
> involves headings that span multiple columns, scope is what I use for
> table accessibility. I second Steve's question: is there a reason to
> do otherwise?
>
> Lori K. Brown
> User Interface Engineer
> SiteScape, Inc.
>
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Leo Smith
Web Designer/Developer
USM Office of Publications and Marketing
University of Southern Maine
207-780-4774


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