review of ODF 1.2

[Hironobu Takagi <TAKAGIH@jp.ibm.com>]

We scanned the spec and picked following
discussion topics. 
We will explain in the call. 

Thank you.
Hiro


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Topic 1) intra-page link

http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/office-accessibility/200704/msg00020.html

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Topic 2) Table caption. (visible caption)

Currently, there is no function to associate
"visible caption" to tables. 
In the following case, the <text:p>
is the caption for the Table1. <text:sequence> is a function

      <text:p text:style-name="Table">Table

      <text:sequence
text:ref-name="refTable0" text:name="Table" text:formula="ooow:Table+1"
style:num-format="1">1
      </text:sequence>:
Table Caption
      </text:p>

      <table:table
table:name="Table1" table:style-name="Table1">
        <table:table-column
table:style-name="Table1.A" table:number-columns-repeated="3"/>
        <table:table-row>
         
<table:table-cell table:style-name="Table1.A1" office:value-type="string">
         
  <text:p text:style-name="Table_20_Contents">1
         
      ...

One solution:

      <text:p text:id="table1caption"
text:style-name="Table">Table 
      <text:sequence
text:ref-name="refTable0" text:name="Table" text:formula="ooow:Table+1"
style:num-format="1">1
      </text:sequence>:
Table Caption
      </text:p>

      <table:table
text:caption-id="table1caption" table:name="Table1"
table:style-name="Table1">
        <table:table-column
table:style-name="Table1.A" table:number-columns-repeated="3"/>
        <table:table-row>
         
<table:table-cell table:style-name="Table1.A1" office:value-type="string">
         
  <text:p text:style-name="Table_20_Contents">1
         
      ....

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Topic 3) Table caption. (invisible caption)

As Michael and Malte recommend, we agree
to add <svg:title> and <svg:desc> to table:table.

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Topic 4)

We found following comments from main
TC in the spec. Have we answered "yes" to these items?

8.3.2 Header Columns

"To facilitate accessibility the
<table:table-header-columns> element must be used to encapsulate
column headers. Accessibility is diminished by the use of styles to designate
column headers."

Ed. Note: Check with A11y SC if this
change is okay.

8.2.4 Header Rows
"To facilitate accessibility the
<table:table-header-rows> element must be used to encapsulate row
headers. Accessibility is diminished by the use of styles to designate
row headers."

Ed. Note: Check with A11y SC if this
change is okay


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Topic 5) 

There are several ways to automatically
generate tables in documents.
We could not find ways to associate
table headers to these automatic tables.

6.5 Database Fields (text or table?)
11 Database Front-end Document Content
(clearly, tables.)


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Topic 6)

Automatically assigned table labels
should be presented as "table headers" to assistive technologies
through accessibility APIs.

8.3.3 Scenario Tables (?)
8.5.1.4 Automatic Find Labels
8.6.1.7 Contains Header (database range)

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Topic 7) Possible automatic updates

This topic is not issues, but item which
we (A11y sc) should be aware of. Following specs are related to “asynchronous
automatic update” of contents or  values. Automatic updates should
be carefully presented to assistive technologies through accessibility
APIs. 

automatic refresh
- Automatic reload
- 8.3.2.6 Refresh Delay (Linked tables)
- 8.6.1.10 Refresh Delay (Database Ranges)

scripting
- script
- 6.6.6 Script

referring external sources
- 4.4 Text Sections embedding
- 6.5 Database Fields
- 6.6.9 DDE Connection Fields
- 8.3.2 Linked Tables
- 8.4.1 Linked Table Cells
- 8.10 DDE Links (spreadsheet)
- 9.3.5 Objects (ODF document or ole
objects)
- 9.3.7 Plugins
- 11 Database Front-end Document Content
 (new in ODF 1.2)
- 13.6 DDE Connections

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Hironobu Takagi, PhD.
User Experience and Accessibility Technology
Tokyo Research Laboratory, IBM Research
+81-46-215-4557
E-mail: takagih@jp.ibm.com