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It would be great if Views used HTML5 tags like <section> wherever appropriate.
Proposed resolution
1. Determine which parts of the views UI need to support HTML5 tags (this attached flowchart could help) and update this issue summary accordingly:
- Field style settings
- Rewrite output in fields
- Custom field
- Custom header/footer
- ... think of more examples..
2. When we're done with specifying, implement new markup.
3. Check resulting styling in all core themes.
Remaining tasks
| Task | Novice task? | Contributor instructions | Complete? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Update the issue summary | Instructions |
User interface changes
No immediately visible changes; the use of tags like <nav> (unlikely?) would mean that assisted technology (screenreaders etc.) might experience some progressive enhancement which shouldn't affect existing functionality.
API changes
This could affect styling in third-party themes, so could constitute a much bigger change to the wider community, than it looks when seen within just Drupal core on its own.
| Comment | File | Size | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| #3 | sectioning-flowchart.pdf | 107.82 KB | martin107 |
Comments
Comment #1
dawehnerI think its a good task for a site builder to contribute
Comment #2
davidhernandezComment #3
martin107 commentedJust for reference
When deciding to use a tag, which is semantically more appropriate than div
Should it be article aside or section ?
This flow chart is a good starting point when trying to reach consensus.
Comment #4
dawehnerInteresting.
Comment #5
jp.stacey commentedI don't think this is clearly defined enough at the moment—the list of possible changes is still open-ended—so I'm not convinced that it's ready for a novice, except maybe to rewrite and improve on the issue summary.
I've therefore tagged it as needing summary update. I've added a bit to the summary myself, but it would be good if we could get a clear idea of "what done looks like", and also how this might affect third-party themes that we can't test (and therefore whether or not it's a breaking change.)
Comment #6
emma.mariaRemoving the 'Novice' tag because of issues raised in #5. This would be a good issue that a Novice could work alongside a more experienced person however.
Comment #20
smustgrave commentedThank you for creating this issue to improve Drupal.
We are working to decide if this task is still relevant to a currently supported version of Drupal. There hasn't been any discussion here for over 8 years which suggests that this has either been implemented or is no longer relevant. Your thoughts on this will allow a decision to be made.
Since we need more information to move forward with this issue, the status is now Postponed (maintainer needs more info). If we don't receive additional information to help with the issue, it may be closed after three months.
Thanks!
Comment #21
smustgrave commentedGoing to bump 1 more time, after so many years would be good to get an summary update about what exactly still needs to be done.