UniWiki:Manual of Style/Accessibility: Difference between revisions

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Do not separate list items with line breaks ({{tag|br|o}}).

=== Tables ===

== Tables ==

~~{{shortcut|MOS:DTAB}}~~

Screen readers and other web browsing tools make use of specific table tags to help users navigate the data contained within them.

Use the correct wikitable pipe syntax to take advantage of all the features available. See [[meta:~~Help~~:Tables]] for more information on the special syntax used for tables. Do not solely use formatting, either from CSS or hard-coded styles, to create semantic meaning (e.g., changing background colour).

Use the correct wikitable pipe syntax to take advantage of all the features available. See [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Table MetaWiki:Tables]] for more information on the special syntax used for tables. Do not solely use formatting, either from CSS or hard-coded styles, to create semantic meaning (e.g., changing background colour).

Many [[Wikipedia:Navigational templates|navboxes]], [[Wikipedia:Series templates|series]] templates, and [[Help:Infobox|infoboxes]] are made using tables.

Many [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Navigational templates|navboxes]], [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Series templates|series]] templates, and [[Wikipedia:Help:Infobox|infoboxes]] are made using tables.

Avoid using {{tag|br|single}} tags in adjacent cells to emulate a visual row that isn't reflected in the HTML table structure. This is a problem for users of screen readers which read tables cell by cell, HTML row by HTML row, not visual row by visual row~~. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Accessibility/Infobox accessibility|WikiProject Accessibility/Infobox accessibility]] has been addressing this problem~~.

Avoid using {{tag|br|single}} tags in adjacent cells to emulate a visual row that isn't reflected in the HTML table structure. This is a problem for users of screen readers which read tables cell by cell, HTML row by HTML row, not visual row by visual row.

==== Data tables ====

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 Do not separate list items with line breaks ({{tag|br|o}}).
-=== Tables ===
+== Tables ==
-{{shortcut|MOS:DTAB}}
 Screen readers and other web browsing tools make use of specific table tags to help users navigate the data contained within them.
-Use the correct wikitable pipe syntax to take advantage of all the features available. See [[meta:Help:Tables]] for more information on the special syntax used for tables. Do not solely use formatting, either from CSS or hard-coded styles, to create semantic meaning (e.g., changing background colour).
+Use the correct wikitable pipe syntax to take advantage of all the features available. See [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Table MetaWiki:Tables]] for more information on the special syntax used for tables. Do not solely use formatting, either from CSS or hard-coded styles, to create semantic meaning (e.g., changing background colour).
-Many [[Wikipedia:Navigational templates|navboxes]], [[Wikipedia:Series templates|series]] templates, and [[Help:Infobox|infoboxes]] are made using tables.
+Many [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Navigational templates|navboxes]], [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Series templates|series]] templates, and [[Wikipedia:Help:Infobox|infoboxes]] are made using tables.
-Avoid using {{tag|br|single}} tags in adjacent cells to emulate a visual row that isn't reflected in the HTML table structure. This is a problem for users of screen readers which read tables cell by cell, HTML row by HTML row, not visual row by visual row. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Accessibility/Infobox accessibility|WikiProject Accessibility/Infobox accessibility]] has been addressing this problem.
+Avoid using {{tag|br|single}} tags in adjacent cells to emulate a visual row that isn't reflected in the HTML table structure. This is a problem for users of screen readers which read tables cell by cell, HTML row by HTML row, not visual row by visual row.
 ==== Data tables ====