XHTML
Vocabulary
This is a vocabulary collection utilized by XHTML Family
modules and document types using XHTML
Modularization, including XHTML Role and XHTML +
RDFa as defined in rdfa-syntax.
The XHTML specifications are developed by the W3C XHTML 2 Working Group
as part of the W3C
HTML Activity.
For more information about XML, please refer to the Extensible Markup Language
(XML) 1.0 specification.
Version date: 2010-01-27
1. Introduction
XHTML Modularization [XHTMLMOD] permits the
development of XHTML modules and XHTML family markup languages. These modules
and markup languages may, in turn, define local vocabulary items for use as
values of attributes. This document describes the items that are available in
the default XHTML vocabulary space:
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/vocab#.
The XHTML Metainformation Module defined as part of XHTML+RDFa [XHTMLRDFa] specifies the following vocabulary items.
- alternate
- alternate
designates alternate versions for a resource.
- appendix
- appendix refers to a resource serving
as an appendix in a collection.
- bookmark
- bookmark refers to a bookmark - a link
to a key entry point within an extended document.
- cite
- cite refers to a resource that defines
a citation.
- chapter
- chapter refers to a resource serving
as a chapter in a collection.
- contents
- contents refers to a resource serving
as a table of contents.
- copyright
- copyright refers to a copyright
statement for the resource.
- first
- first refers the first item in a
collection (see also start and top).
- glossary
- glossary refers to a resource
providing a glossary of terms.
- help
- help refers to a resource offering
help.
- icon
- icon refers to a resource that
represents an icon.
- index
- index refers to a resource providing
an index.
- itsRules
- itsRules indicates that the designated
resource is an [ITS] rule set.
- last
- last refers to the last resource in a
collection of resources.
- license
- license refers to a resource that
defines the associated license.
- meta
- meta refers to a resource that
provides metadata.
- next
- next refers to the next resource
(after the current one) in an ordered collection of resources.
- p3pv1
- p3pv1 refers to a P3P Policy Reference
File [P3P].
- prev
- prev refers to a previous resource
(before the current one) in an ordered collection of resources.
- role
- role indicates the purpose of the
resource. See the XHTML Role
Vocabulary for roles in this vocabulary space, and XHTMLROLE for information on extending the
collection of roles.
- section
- section refers to a resource serving
as a section in a collection.
- stylesheet
- stylesheet refers to a resource
serving as a stylesheet for a resource.
- subsection
- subsection refers to a resource
serving as a subsection in a collection.
- start
- start refers to the first resource in
a collection of resources.
- top
- top is a synonym for start.
- up
- up refers to a resource "above" in a
hierarchically structured set.
3. XHTML Role Vocabulary
3.1 Items from the XHTML Role Module
The values in
this section are defined for use in the role attribute as
specified in the XHTML Role Attribute Module. Note
that the values in Section 2 and Section 3.2 are also available.
- banner
- contains
the prime heading or internal title of a page.
- complementary
- indicates that the section supports but is
separable from the main content of resource.
- contentinfo
- contains meta information about the
content on the page or the page as a whole.
- definition
- indicates the definition of a term or concept.
- main
- acts as the
main content of the document.
- navigation
- indicates a collection of items suitable for
navigating the document or related documents.
- note
- indicates
the content is parenthetic or ancillary to the main content of the
resource.
- search
- indicates
that the section provides a search facility.
3.2 Items from the Accessible Rich Internet Applications
Vocabulary
- alert
- A message
with important, and usually time-sensitive, information. Also see alertdialog
and status.
- alertdialog
- A
type of dialog that contains an alert message, where initial focus goes
an element within the dialog. Also see alert and dialog.
- application
- A
region declared as a web application, as opposed to a web document.
- article
- A section
of a page that consists of a composition that forms an independent part
of a document, page, or site.
- button
- An input
that allows for user-triggered actions when clicked or pressed. Also see
link.
- checkbox
- A checkable
input that has three possible values: true, false, or mixed.
- columnheader
- A
cell containing header information for a column.
- combobox
- A presentation
of a select; usually similar to a textbox where users can type ahead to
select an option, or type to enter arbitrary text as a new item in the
list. Also see listbox.
- dialog
- A dialog
is an application window that is designed to interrupt the current processing
of an application in order to prompt the user to enter information or require
a response. Also see alertdialog.
- directory
- A list
of references to members of a group, such as a static table of contents.
- document
- A region
containing related information that is declared as document content, as
opposed to a web application.
- form
- A landmark
region that contains a collection of items and objects that, as a whole,
combine to create a form. Also see search.
- grid
- A grid is
an interactive control which contains cells of tabular data arranged in
rows and columns, like a table.
- gridcell
- A cell
in a grid or treegrid.
- group
- A set of
user interface objects which are not intended to be included in a page
summary or table of contents by assistive technologies.
- heading
- A heading
for a section of the page.
- img
- A container
for a collection of elements that form an image.
- link
- An interactive
reference to an internal or external resource that, when activated, causes
the user agent to navigate to that resource. Also see button.
- list
- A group of
non-interactive list items. Also see listbox.
- listbox
- A widget
that allows the user to select one or more items from a list of choices.
Also see combobox and list.
- listitem
- A single
item in a list or directory.
- log
- A type of
live region where new information is added in meaningful order and old
information may disappear. Also see marquee.
- marquee
- A type
of live region where non-essential information changes frequently. Also
see log.
- math
- Content that
represents a mathematical expression.
- A type of
widget that offers a list of choices to the user.
- A presentation
of menu that usually remains visible and is usually presented horizontally.
- An option
in a group of choices contained by a menu or menubar.
- A
checkable menuitem that has three possible values: true, false, or mixed.
- A
checkable menuitem in a group of menuitemradio roles, only one of which
can be checked at a time.
- option
- A selectable
item in a select list.
- presentation
- An
element whose implicit native role semantics will not be mapped to the
accessibility API.
- progressbar
- An
element that displays the progress status for tasks that take a long time.
- radio
- A checkable
input in a group of radio roles, only one of which can be checked at a
time.
- radiogroup
- A group
of radio buttons.
- region
- A large
perceivable section of a web page or document, that the author feels is
important enough to be included in a page summary or table of contents,
for example, an area of the page containing live sporting event statistics.
- row
- A row of cells
in a grid.
- rowgroup
- A group
containing one or more row elements in a grid.
- A cell
containing header information for a row in a grid.
- scrollbar
- A graphical
object that controls the scrolling of content within a viewing area, regardless
of whether the content is fully displayed within the viewing area.
- separator
- A divider
that separates and distinguishes sections of content or groups of menuitems.
- slider
- A user
input where the user selects a value from within a given range.
- spinbutton
- A form
of range that expects a user to select from amongst discrete choices.
- status
- A container
whose content is advisory information for the user but is not important
enough to justify an alert. Also see alert.
- tab
- A grouping
label providing a mechanism for selecting the tab content that is to be
rendered to the user.
- tablist
- A list
of tab elements, which are references to tabpanel elements.
- tabpanel
- A container
for the resources associated with a tab, where each tab is contained in
a tablist.
- textbox
- Input
that allows free-form text as its value.
- timer
- A type of
live region containing a numerical counter which indicates an amount of
elapsed time from a start point, or the time remaining until an end point.
- toolbar
- A collection
of commonly used function buttons represented in compact visual form.
- tooltip
- A contextual
popup that displays a description for an element.
- tree
- A type of
list that may contain sub-level nested groups that can be collapsed and
expanded.
- treegrid
- A grid
whose rows can be expanded and collapsed in the same manner as for a tree.
- treeitem
- An option
item of a tree. This is an element within a tree that may be expanded or
collapsed if it contains a sub-level group of treeitems.
Appendix A - References
- [ITS]
- "The
Internationalization Tag Set (ITS) Version 2.0", W3C
Recommendation, David Filip et al., 29 October 2013.
Available at: http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/REC-its20-20131029/
- [P3P]
- "The
Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P1.0) Specification",
W3C Recommendation, L. Cranor et al., 16 April
2002.
Available at: http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/REC-P3P-20020416/
- [XHTMLMOD]
- XHTML
Modularization 1.1, W3C Recommendation, Shane McCarron, et
al., 8 October 2008
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-xhtml-modularization-20081008
- [XHTMLRDFa]
- "RDFa in XHTML:
Syntax and Processing", W3C Recommendation, B. Adida, et
al., 14 October 2008.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-rdfa-syntax-20081014.
- [XHTMLROLE]
- "XHTML
Role Attribute Module", W3C Working Draft, M. Birbeck, et. al.
7 April 2008. http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-xhtml-role-20080407
Steven Pemberton, W3C HTML Activity
Lead
Last edited: 2010-01-27