Accessiblity Checker ignores RowSpan/ColSpan attributes in Attribute Classes

Question

Tags may have attributes set for them by Attribute Classes instead of directly set per object.

The Accessibility Checker ignores RowSpan/ColSpan attributes set in Attribute Classes for data cells of a table (<TD> elements).

In particular, tables will fail "regularity" even though correct RowSpan/ColSpan can be verified as existing in the Attribute Class of the data cell.

For example, the attached table fails even though the cell with c has ColSpan correctly set to 2 in an Attribute Class. When the Attributes from the Attribute Class are duplicated to the Attribute Object (even though this should be unnecessary), then it passes.

Souvik Sadhu · Answer

Hi @,

Hope you are doing well. Sorry for the trouble, and the delayed response.

In case you are still looking for a solution, here are my suggestions on it:

Direct Attribute Assignment:
- Assign RowSpan and ColSpan attributes directly to each <TD> element instead of using Attribute Classes. This ensures that the Accessibility Checker recognizes and processes these attributes correctly.
Manual Verification:
- If restructuring the table isn't feasible, manually verify the table's accessibility. While this doesn't resolve the checker's oversight, it ensures that the table functions correctly for assistive technologies.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Souvik.

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