26.1.1 Developing a strategy for row and column markup

Mif2Go supports two markup methods for associating table-cell content with row and column header information; you can mix the two approaches:

scope	Indicates the set of body cells to which a header cell applies.
id/headers	Gives each header cell an id=uniqueID attribute. Gives each cell to which that header cell applies a headers=uniqueID attribute.

Strategy for WAI table markup

To keep WAI table markup as simple as possible, consider using this strategy:

1. Decide on a basic policy with respect to accessibility method for all tables in your document, and set [Tables]AccessMethod accordingly; see §26.1.3 Specifying a default accessibility method.

2. If there are repeating sets of columns or rows in some tables, make the appropriate top/left cells in those tables ColGroup or RowGroup cells; see §26.2.1 Specifying group properties for header cells.

3. Test the result, and if necessary use fine-control settings to correct any problems that might result from complex or unusual table structures; see §26.2 Associating table cells with header cells.

4. Add abbr and axis attributes as needed; see §26.2.2.2 Assigning WAI attributes to paragraph formats and §26.2.4 Assigning table-cell attribute values with custom markers.

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