Bug ID: JDK-4905786 Table headings in Javadoc output are not accessible

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5.0 b30Fixed

Name: dk106046			Date: 08/13/2003

NOTE: This request is based on a liberal interpretation of the U.S. Federal 
Government 508 Standard.

Documentation generated by javadoc has an accessbility problem because table headings are 
represented as <td> instead of <th>.
This has an accessbility problem because table headings are represented as <td> instead of <th>, 
and as such assistive technologies cannot distinguish headings from other table data.

Recreation Steps::

For any packages, generate javadoc using the javadoc command
For example, from D:\cn131-20020821\src\classes\sov directory run the following command:
javadoc -d e:\docs -sourcepath . java.util javax.swing java.io

Cause of  the problem::
<TH> tag is never used in the javadoc. <TD> tag was used instead of <TH> tag.

[This bug is being submitted as a courtesy, in order to maintain uniformity between Sun & IBM JDKs.  It has been fixed in IBM JDKs.  Please contact ###@###.### if you have questions.]
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CONVERTED DATA BugTraq+ Release Management Values COMMIT TO FIX: tiger tiger-beta FIXED IN: tiger-beta INTEGRATED IN: tiger-b30 tiger-beta

14-06-2004

PUBLIC COMMENTS Fixed. Now using <TH> for headings. ###@###.### 2003-11-15

15-11-2003

EVALUATION This would be a variant of section 508(g) "Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables" (these are not data tables -- they are layout tables with headers). Using <th> would apply to all tables that have headings: Overview Page (overview-summary.html) "Java 2 Platform Packages" table (lists all package names) Package Page (package-summary.html) "Interface Summary" table "Class Summary" table "Exception Summary" table "Error Summary" table etc. Class/Interface Page "Nested Class Summary" table "Nested classes inherited from class XXX" table "Field Summary" table "Fields inherited from class XXX" table etc. Use Page "Packages that use XXX" "Uses of XXX in java.xxx" etc. Deprecated Page "Deprecated Classes" table "Deprecated Interfaces" table etc. Constant Values Page "java.xxx.*" "java.xxx.XXX" etc. NOTE: All data on this page is in tables with no borders. <th> should be applied to the header of each of these tables Serialized Form Page "Package xxx" "Class XXX extends XXX implements Serializable" "Serialization Methods" "Serialized Fields" etc. NOTE: All tables on this page are single cell and act as headings. Table characteristics for single-cell tables are typically ignored by screen readers. Could change <td> to <th> if easy to do so, as they are all headings. Overview Frame (upper-left frame, overview-frame.html) "Java 2 Platform Std. Ed. 1.4.2" NOTE: The above heading is in a single-cell table. The <th> could be applied to it. The rest of the content ("All Classes" link and "Packages" AND list of package names) are all in a single-cell table, so should *not* get the <th> tag. All Classes Frame (lower-left frame, all-classes.html) "All Clases" NOTE: The heading "All Classes" is not in a table. The rest of the frame (the list of classes) is in a single-cell table, so should *not* get the <th> tag. Package Frame (lower-left frame, package-frame.html) "java.xxx" NOTE: The "java.applet" heading is not in a table. Each subsequent heading ("Interfaces", "Classes") AND its content is in a single-cell table, so should *not* get the <th> tag. ###@###.### 2003-08-28 Fixed. Now using <TH> in headings. ###@###.### 2003-11-15

28-08-2003