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Re: "Data Table" Definition

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From: Sailesh Panchang
Date: Apr 9, 2013 8:45PM

What would you think about a calendar table with 7 columns and 6 rows
and cells in row#1 (days of week Mon, Tue, etc.) marked up as TH
scope=col?
There can be tables with no row headers.
The 2x2 table (with WCAG and ADA) could also be say a table with 3
or 6 columns and just one row below it.
If col headers are marked up as TH one could read across the data row
comparing the text and have col headers announced if they are marked
up alright.
One could use dl-dt-dd to present data of the relationship label-> data, too.
It is the author's prerogative.
Only requirement is for suitable accessibility markup to be in place.
And there can be tables with only row headers and no col headers.
In a data table, there are rows or columns of data that bear some
relationship to data in adjacent cells / cells above or below.
Basically a table has records or rows of data.

Sailesh Panchang
www.deque.com


On 4/9/13, Len Burns < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> It is interesting, I had trouble finding a concise definition, but here is
> a
> good page explaining some of the perils of the improper use of layout
> tables.
> Failure of Success Criterion 1.3.2 due to using an HTML layout
> table that
> does not make sense when linearized | Techniques for WCAG 2.0
> http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/F49.html
>
> -Len
>
>