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Missing definition: current element #1152
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Current Element does not mean the active element, but a reference to itself, e.g.
That is, a label for the element that has the |
Makes sense, but then what does it mean when it's used in 2.3.2, for example:
There is no role or property spec'ed out there. |
@WilcoFiers This needs clarifying. In this case it means "the element being focused" but each case is going to differ. We could do better a job here. |
@jnurthen Thanks for the clarification. I'm going to try to get my review done first. |
@WilcoFiers since you indicated a willingness to possibly take this on, assigning to you for now. Please unassign if too busy and we'll see what we can do. Thanks! |
The ARIA Working Group just discussed The full IRC log of that discussion<carmacleod> github: https://github.com//issues/1152<carmacleod> jamesn: waiting on wilco |
Finally getting to this, I have a question. There seem to be only two uses of "current element" in the spec. a) in the focus management section For a), I plan to follow @jnurthen's suggestion in #1152 (comment)
I'd love to have a clear term (given the topic of this thread) but will start with "the element with [attribute]" and possibly leverage the style of the HTML spec. Please let me know if I missed the right term for this. |
* in focus management, to "element being focused" * otherwise, "the element" or "the element with xxx" Resolves w3c#1152
first draft: #1460 |
* in focus management, to "element being focused" * otherwise, "the element" or "the element with xxx" Resolves #1152
* in focus management, to "element being focused" * otherwise, "the element" or "the element with xxx" Resolves #1152
The term "current element" is used throughout the specification, without any indication of what this means. Presumably this is the active element, but if so, it's not obvious why a different term is used.
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