[html4all] Better AT user testing of table features

[Leif Halvard Silli]

2007-09-06 15:27:02 +0200 Joshue O Connor <joshue.oconnor at cfit.ie>:
>> What do you think? Especially what do our «test masters» Steve and Joshue 
>> think?
> 
> I would be glad to do more testing but it will have to wait until the
> end of this month as I am totally oversubscribed at the moment.
> However, please do prepare some test suites/cases and sent them on to me.

I the positive [message from James]  that he has updated the table tool to litter it with tables.

I don't feel certain, yet, that it does it correctly always, but this is a good start! :-) (Table tool: <http://wordsandpictures.dyndns.org/table_inspector.html>)

Leif

[message from James]: 
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: 2007-09-06 21:45:35 +0200
From: James Graham <jg307 at cam.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Heuristic Tests for Data Tables (Discussion)

Leif Halvard Silli wrote:
> Hi James - it has been indicated to me that there *is* interest in doing 
> users tests for testing out the different algorithms for headers 
> relationsships. So if you are able to update the tool that would 
> simplify arranging such testing.

I've updated the tool to duplicate the relationships between cells using 
@headers and to hide the full list of headers on every cell by default 
so the AT user accesses the headings through the normal mechanism for 
their software. Is this what is required?

I can't promise this functionality will keep pace with other 
developments in the tool; in particular I've had requests to allow the 
user to simultaneously view the headers assigned by multiple algorithms 
for simple comparison; I can't see how I could do this using the headers 
attribute. However, assuming it is used, I will maintain the current 
functionality through the @headers mechanism irrespective of any future 
changes.

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