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Warning: table lacks "summary" attribute! - 2/18/2002 13:54:44
How in the heck does one write, a table summary attribute?
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Dompros
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RE: Warning: table lacks "summary" attribute! - 2/18/2002 14:39:01
Hi, Bri!
Got it from an HTML validator.
It says:
The table summary attribute should be used to describe the table structure. It is very helpful for people using non-visual browers. The scope and headers attributes, for table cells are useful for specifying which headers apply to each table cell, enabling non-visual browers to provide a meaningful context for each cell.
Here's an example; I'm working in FP2002, see the border collapse atttribute. I have no idea what it's for either!
<table summary="web site navigation" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse">
I see the tags for the table summary, but I don't know what to write in between them!
Regards, Robert
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RE: Warning: table lacks "summary" attribute! - 2/18/2002 14:57:46
If person with a visual disability is visiting your site with a text-reader, the text reader may not understand that you have used a table for layout purposes. When I use Tables for that purpose I make the SUMMARY statements look like this:
SUMMARY="Tables used on this page are for formatting purposes only">
If you are using a Table as a data table, the reason for which is was developed, you can simply provide a description of what is contained in the table (e.g., "This is the Table of Periodic Elements"). In that case, you should also indicate that the top cells are Headers cells.
There are lots of additional things you can do to make Tables accessible, see my tutorial for more info:
http://www.mainecite.org/fptut/ch6.htm
John E. Brandt
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jebswebs@earthlink.net
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Dompros
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RE: Warning: table lacks "summary" attribute! - 2/18/2002 15:18:14
Well, thanks alot John!
You just filled a blank spot in my brain!
That's an excellent tutorial!
Regards, Robert
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jbrandt04330
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RE: Warning: table lacks "summary" attribute! - 2/21/2002 14:39:00
Glad you liked it...tell all of your friends!
jeb
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