34.4.1 Following
WAI guidelines for tables
You
can assign WAI attributes to tables, and within tables to rows, columns,
and header cells. DITA2Go supports WAI guidelines for the following
kinds of table markup:
- Providing
summary information (WAI guidelines 5.1 and 5.2).
- Identifying
row and column information (WAI guidelines 5.5 and 5.6).
DITA2Go provides settings for
the following attributes:
abbr
|
Abbreviation
for the contents of a cell.
|
axis
|
Conceptual
category of cell content, provided for queries.
|
headers
|
References
to header-cell IDs.
|
id
|
ID
(name) of a header cell.
|
scope
|
Rows
or columns covered by a header cell.
|
summary
|
Description
of a table’s purpose and structure.
|
title
|
Brief
description of table.
|
DITA2Go automatically generates
markup for the following (non-WAI) attributes, based on row and column
straddling in your tables:
colspan
|
Number
of columns spanned (straddled) by a cell.
|
rowspan
|
Number
of rows spanned (straddled) by a cell.
|
For
information about WAI table guidelines, see:
http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/#data-tables
For information about using WAI table
attributes, see:
http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/struct/tables.html#h-11.4
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34.4.2 Choosing
a WAI markup method for tables
Parent Topic:
34.4 Applying
WAI markup to tables
Sibling Topics:
34.4.2 Choosing
a WAI markup method for tables
34.4.3 Providing
table summary and title information
34.4.4 Identifying
table row and column information
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