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Re: Best practise for Application mode

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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Sep 26, 2015 3:51PM

>It should have its own entry in its table of contents, but it is in
section 2.10.

Looking at the context, it looks like a typo. The application heading is
marked up as an h3. The discussion on role="presentation" is also an h3,
and given a slot in the table of contents.

Direct link: http://www.w3.org/TR/aria-in-html/#using-aria-role-application

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Ryan E. Benson

On Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 3:40 PM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> There is very good guidance on this in the last section of chapter 2
> of Using ARIA in html:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/aria-in-html/
> It should have its own entry in its table of contents, but it is in
> section 2.10.
> I could ellaborate, but I think this pretty much sums up all my
> thoughts on the subject.
> I have recommended this role only for a datepicker consisting of a
> grid and a toolbar, where all keyboard interaction is controlled via
> Javascript, and all content is tied to focusable controls.
> Hope this hels, this page really is a must read for accessibility testers.
>
>
>
> On 9/26/15, Sean Murphy < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > All,
> >
> >
> > I am seeking advice on the use of application mode. I have seen this
> appear
> > on web pages that I cannot share at this stage. The two situations that I
> > have seen application mode is:
> >
> >
> > 1. Multi Media training material.
> > 2. collaboration sites where normal HTML form controls are being used in
> > Application mode.
> >
> > So is there any guidelines for developer's on the use of application
> mode in
> > browsers?
> >
> > Sean
> > > > > > > > > >
>
>
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