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A widget that allows the user to select one or more items from a list of choices. Description A widget that allows the user to select one or more items from a list of choices. See related combobox and list. Items within the list are static and, unlike standard HTML select elements, may contain images. List boxes…
A section containing listitem elements. Description A section containing listitem elements. See related listbox. Lists contain children whose role is listitem, or elements whose role is group which in turn contains children whose role is listitem. Role=List Example Pseudo-list with ‘list’ and ‘list-item’ roles Characteristics Superclass Role Subclass Roles Base Concept Required Owned Elements Inherited…
An interactive reference to an internal or external resource that, when activated, causes the user agent to navigate to that resource. Description An interactive reference to an internal or external resource that, when activated, causes the user agent to navigate to that resource. See related button. If this is a native link in the host…
A perceivable section containing content that is relevant to a specific, author-specified purpose and sufficiently important that users will likely want to be able to navigate to the section easily and to have it listed in a summary of the page. Such a page summary could be generated dynamically by a user agent or assistive…
A generic type of widget that allows user input. Description A generic type of widget that allows user input. Note: input is an abstract role. Authors should not use this role in content. Characteristics Is Abstract Superclass Role Subclass Roles Inherited States and Properties Name From Reference
A container for a collection of elements that form an image. Description A container for a collection of elements that form an image. An img can contain captions and descriptive text, as well as multiple image files that when viewed together give the impression of a single image. An img represents a single graphic within a document,…
