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Re: Summary and datatables?

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From: Holli Smith
Date: Sep 16, 2013 11:18AM

If you want to meet the requirement without necessarily having the summary
on the page you can use caption tags to caption the tables and that will
meet the requirement.
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_caption.asp

Thanks,
Holli Elizabeth Smith
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On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Karl Groves < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I'd say that whatever tool you're using is a bit overly conservative in
> this case.
> A table summary is useful when the table is complex enough and the context
> of use is such that an explanation of the table would be useful. The
> summary attribute is only useful for users of screenreaders, which is
> unfortunate. Some would argue that if a table is complex enough that it
> requires explaining, then the contents of summary attribute should be
> displayed visually for the benefit of all.
>
> In any case, not using a summary is certainly not a failure of 1.3.1, IMO,
> especially if it is either unwarranted or the table is summarized
> elsewhere.
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Nancy Johnson < <EMAIL REMOVED>
> >wrote:
>
> > I am trying to validate a page with a dynamically built data table
> > and am using a Firefox addon which failed the data table because of
> > lack of a "summary". Checkpoint 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
> >
> > Question: I couldn't find much else about it, not even with the W3C.
> > Can you help me out? Is a requirement for success of data tables?
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Nancy Johnson
> > > > > > > >
>
>
>
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> > > >