Unify <mark>'s UIA LocalizedControlType and AX AXRoleDescription #235
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…stent by changing both to 'highlight'
dandclark
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if Webkit will commit to implement, then this looks like a good change to me. Thank you |
scottaohara
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Sep 6, 2019
@cookiecrook , is this something you'd be able to comment on? |
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@cookiecrook Any update here? Thanks :) |
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Seems like a good change. WebKit bugzilla link above was broken, and I didn’t find an existing bug, so I filed a new one: |
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PS. Looks like the Gecko link is also broken. |
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I updated the link to the WebKit bug and removed the broken Gecko link |
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thanks everyone |
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Per https://w3c.github.io/html-aam/#el-mark, the UIA LocalizedControlType for
<mark>is "mark" while the AXRoleDescription is "highlighted content". There is no good reason for these values to be different; this adds complexity for implementers and creates confusion for users when moving across platforms. Furthermore, "mark" is a confusing name for non-programmers, and "highlighted content" is unnecessary verbose.This change switches both role descriptions to "highlight", removing the inconsistency and improving upon both existing names.
Closes #236
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CC: @aleventhal @cookiecrook @boggydigital
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