Question: why *CAN'T* we add ARIA directly to CSS? I haz use-cases | @glazou @mollydotcom @fantasai @tabatkins
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@thierrykoblentz @johnfoliot @vick08 @glazou @fantasai @tabatkins ARIA is document layer, full stop. CSS is pres layer. GC is pres layer.
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@mollydotcom When you "present" information visually, you need to encode it semantically as well
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So @johnfoliot, 1. Presentation is not just visual. 2. Semantics are the duty of the structural layer. Mixing the two is a step backwards
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@mollydotcom @johnfoliot surely the argument is flawed. Anything worth making accessible should be in the semantic HTML, not CSS generated.
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@benmacgowan @mollydotcom consider: .important:before {content:url(exclamation.png);aria-label:"Important";} - now we have attached meaning
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Replying to @johnfoliot
@johnfoliot @benmacgowan What you have in that example is horrific for so many reasons, John, don't make me cry!

Jul 17, 2012 路 6:04 PM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom I have seen too many examples of first example to sit still. It is a problem. We can't forbid authors from doing that
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We can't forbid it - that's the democratic web. We can't forbid people from slitting their own wrists if they want to either @johnfoliot :P
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Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom so the Q is, how do we fix it? To me, answer seems to be "fix it at the source". Open to other suggestions though