Bug 36371 – [Gtk] Elements with a title attribute should not be ignored

• Status: RESOLVED
• Resolution: FIXED
• Component: Accessibility

[Joanmarie Diggs]

Currently we ignore any element which does not itself contain content. Thus given:

  <div class="note" title="Note">
    <div class="inner">
      <div class="contents">
        <p class="p">Note contents</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

We'd expose:

  -> Document Frame
     -> Paragraph (text: Note contents)

If the content provider has specified a title attribute, we should include that element in the hierarchy. When we do so, the title attribute should automatically become exposed as the accessible description, i.e.:

  -> Document Frame
     -> Section (description: Note)
       -> Paragraph (text: Note contents)

[Joanmarie Diggs]

Chris: What's the story on the Mac? Do VoiceOver users have a need for this as well, or should it be limited to Gtk?

[chris fleizach]

thats reasonable i think. on the mac, that will be exposed as an AXGroup, which is ok

[Joanmarie Diggs]

Created attachment 51334 [details]
proposed fix

[Eric Seidel (no email)]

Comment on attachment 51334 [details]
proposed fix

Looks reasonable to my eye.

[WebKit Commit Bot]

Comment on attachment 51334 [details]
proposed fix

Clearing flags on attachment: 51334

Committed r56530: <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/56530>

[WebKit Commit Bot]

All reviewed patches have been landed.  Closing bug.