Asqatasun v4 - Summary

Asqatasun v4 - RGAA 3.2016 - Rule 8.9.1

Summary

This test consists in searching patterns indicating that forbidden tags (not div, span or table) are used for layout purpose.

Business description

Criterion

8.9

Test

8.9.1

Description

Dans chaque page Web les balises (à l’exception de div, span et table) ne doivent pas être utilisées uniquement à des fins de présentation. Cette règle est-elle respectée ?

Level

A

Technical description

Scope

Page

Decision level

Semi-Decidable

Algorithm

Selection

Set1

All the <a> tags without "href", "name" or "id" attribute (a:not([href]):not([name]):not([id]))

Set2

All the fieldset not within a form (fieldset:not(form fieldset):not([role=search] fieldset):not([role=form] fieldset))

Process

Test1

We check whether Set1 AND Set2 are empty. If true, raise a MessageA

MessageA : No suspect pattern detected

For each occurence of the Set1 raise a MessageB

MessageB : Link without target

For each occurence of the Set2 raise a MessageC

MessageC : Fieldset not within a form

Test1 :

Analysis

Failed :

The page contains a link without target or a fieldset not within a form (Test1 returns false)

Pre-qualified :

Test1 returns true

Notes

On latest webdev data set (2013-10-30, 78,000 pages), links without target (a:not([href]):not([name]):not([id])) have been found on 18256 pages, i.e on 23% of the pages.

On latest webdev data set (2013-10-30, 78,000 pages), fieldsets not within form (fieldset:not(form fieldset):not([role=search] fieldset):not([role=form] fieldset)) have been found on 982 pages, i.e on 1.25% of the pages.

TestCases

TestCases files for rule 8.9.1