Fix XHTML table summary attribute problems.
TheLibrarian - March 4, 2004 - 21:02
| Project: | Drupal |
| Version: | x.y.z |
| Component: | module system |
| Category: | bug report |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | TheLibrarian |
| Status: | won't fix |
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Description
On a mission to make valid XHTML...
This puts the problem in the hands of the modules that are creating tables. It is also a minor bug fix for the table attributes: if not specified, the variable was null instead of an empty array. From now on, people can use my example for checking attributes for tables.
I almost think this should be moved to a function outside of theme_table(). Thoughts? Suggestions?
| Attachment | Size | Status | Test result | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| theme_table_patch.txt | 682 bytes | Ignored | None | None |
#1
AFAIK, XHTML does not require the use of the 'summary'-attribute (though accessibility standards do).
I'm not convinced this is the proper way to enforce the use of a 'summary'-attribute: we don't do so for any other attribute, and validating a page using a validator is a breeze.
#2
This patch was mainly a push for module developers to fix their code so that they are fully compliant with accessibility standards (yes, yes, I know it's not required in the XHTML specification). It was also meant to demonstrate how people can check attributes. In retrospect, a demo theme would probably be a better place to do this.
#3
I think this patch shouldn't make it into core. You should rather provide patches for modules that need such a summary field.
#4