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From: Laurie Kamrowski-Lamb
Date: Wed, Apr 17 2019 12:29PM
Subject: Tag Nomenclature Conventions
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How important is it to have every tag identified within a complex table? I
am currently working with some pretty gnarly and non-standard financial
tables, and I have been more successful with taming them, but I am trying
to be as thorough as possible. I have been naming each <TR> tag with the
contents of the first cell to keep them straight when I construct them, but
is it necessary? Or could it even be hampering screen reader software?

Thank you for your time,

Laurie

From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Wed, Apr 17 2019 12:50PM
Subject: Re: Tag Nomenclature Conventions
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The name associated with a tag is not seen by screen readers and is only visible to those doing the tagging. The contents inside the tag and any alternative/actual text and key roles are what is communicated to users of assistive technology.

Jon

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How important is it to have every tag identified within a complex table? I am currently working with some pretty gnarly and non-standard financial tables, and I have been more successful with taming them, but I am trying to be as thorough as possible. I have been naming each <TR> tag with the contents of the first cell to keep them straight when I construct them, but is it necessary? Or could it even be hampering screen reader software?

Thank you for your time,

Laurie

From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Wed, Apr 17 2019 1:58PM
Subject: Re: Tag Nomenclature Conventions
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Not sure what you mean by naming table rows.
Make sure header cells are used smartly, any meaningful icons have
proper text alterantive and any controls (for selecting or editing
transactions) have accessible names, and proper header cell or
additional info.
It's hard to be more specific without seeing an example of the tables
you are trying to manage.



On 4/17/19, Jonathan Avila < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> The name associated with a tag is not seen by screen readers and is only
> visible to those doing the tagging. The contents inside the tag and any
> alternative/actual text and key roles are what is communicated to users of
> assistive technology.
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > On Behalf Of
> Laurie Kamrowski-Lamb
> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 2:30 PM
> To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> Subject: [WebAIM] Tag Nomenclature Conventions
>
> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not
> click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the
> content is safe.
>
>
> How important is it to have every tag identified within a complex table? I
> am currently working with some pretty gnarly and non-standard financial
> tables, and I have been more successful with taming them, but I am trying to
> be as thorough as possible. I have been naming each <TR> tag with the
> contents of the first cell to keep them straight when I construct them, but
> is it necessary? Or could it even be hampering screen reader software?
>
> Thank you for your time,
>
> Laurie
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