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Re: using 'hidden' for data table

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From: lisa goostrey
Date: Sep 15, 2004 5:01AM

I didnt think it needed text in it necessarily to be accessible,
however, it does need an id of some sort. You could call it "empty" or
something. The id wont effect its appearance.

-Lisa Goostrey


On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 18:16:58 +1000, maren wrote:
>
> I'm putting headers in data tables, where the first cell of the table is
> blank. That's how it is in the print version of the document, and that's how
> it has to appear on screen. To make it accessible, that cell really needs to
> have some text in it and have an id so the headers in the table cells can
> refer to it.
> Can I put the text in, but use the 'hidden' class to make it offscreen?
> Thanks
> Maren
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