[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 25524] New: [Gtk] Expose the title attribute to assistive technologies

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Sun May 3 12:45:37 PDT 2009


https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25524

           Summary: [Gtk] Expose the title attribute to assistive
                    technologies
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Accessibility
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: joanmarie.diggs at gmail.com
                CC: xan.lopez at gmail.com, William.Walker at sun.com


According to the W3C Recommendations, the title attribute
(http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#title) "offers advisory
information about the element for which it is set."

WebKit-gtk presents this information to the user via a tooltip which appears
when the user hovers the mouse over the element in question; however, neither
the presence of the title attribute nor its content is exposed as a property of
the accessible object to which it pertains.

While "title" suggests that this information might best be exposed as the name
of the accessible object, there are a number of reasons why this information
might be better suited for exposure through some other means:

1. The W3C Recommendations describe the title attribute as "advisory
information," which suggests that both in function and potentially in length,
this is not the object's name.

2. The title attribute can be applied to many objects, some of which might
already have -- or should have -- accessible names (such as a push button,
pending the fix for bug 25523). There needs to be a way to expose both a name
and a title, should both be present.

3. Ideally, an assistive technology -- and users thereof -- seeking to obtain
the title associated with a particular accessible, should have a reliable,
consistent means by which to obtain that information.

Therefore, it is recommended that the content of the title attribute be exposed
as the object's accessible description.


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