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508 Compliant Tables

Anonymous User

We would like to build HTML tables in builder and I know the subject of HTML/CSS editing has been brought up ad nauseam by me but a co-worker had a question. Will there be a way to build 508 compliant tables that can be read with screen readers? Simply embedding an image of a table does not carry the table data along with it, and alt text solution describing the table seems arduous.

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OEvans

Hi Bryan -- We don't have adding tables on our short term roadmap, but we have discussed it. Can you provide a little more information about the tables your colleague wants to add? Does the table have numeric information or text? How many rows/columns would the table typically have? What formatting options would be desired for the table (row shading/color, text size, etc)?

Currently, you can embed a web-based spreadsheet or even just a simple HTML page with just a table hosted on a web server or web hosting service.

Owen

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OEvans

@MattiasEkström -- We have recently begun work on the design for adding simple tables to a story and hope to have this out in the first half of 2023.

mattias_j

@OwenGeo-- Do you have any more information on tables? Every update I hope to see this feature but still no luck.

mattias_j

Thanks for the update! I understand the dates here are estimations and not any guarantees or promises.

I keep my fingers crossed that it will come during the year.

OEvans

@MattiasEkström -- Our new text editor is in place and we started looking into tables. To do them right is a complex task and they are also related to other content layout enhancements we'd like to do, so this requires more preparation and thinking. Tables are still a priority, but they are now in our plans for the second half of this year.

Dates related to future features that we share here are using our best available information at the time and are subject to change.

mattias_j

Hi @OwenGeo

Any news on tables? Is it still planned for the first half of 2022?

mattias_j

Thanks Owen, glad to hear it's coming soon!

OEvans

Hi @MattiasEkström -- Adding support for tables depended on some deep updates we needed to do to our text editor, and that has been a significant project that we've been focusing on for the last several months. We're almost done with that, so that clears the way for us to work on tables in the near future.

Tables are a high priority for us, and it's on our list to get to in the first half of 2022.

Anonymous User

We are moving towards going digital with our reports on forests in various states (examples Minnesota Forests 2013 and Forests of Minnesota, 2017). Within these reports there are standard tables like these,

or,

These tables also need to be in the new reports. I was able to build a sample table in Journal by editing the source code but like you've said before, that isn't possible. I can paste the code here if that will help but the Journal I use to test ideas and concepts isn't public.

I can't off the top of my head of any classic story maps that utilized that technology. The conversation came up because my colleague was having a meeting with our publication shop about the ability to use HTML tables due to a recent push to increase the accessibility of our apps. As you can see it can prove quite cumbersome to try and describe these tables with alt-text.

OEvans

Thanks for the requirements, Bryan. Can you also please provide a few examples of what the table would be used for? What specific info might appear in the table, and what role would it play in the story? If you have any links to classic stories or other articles that have this type of info, that would be helpful. This info will help us understand how this feature would be used.

Anonymous User

Table specs,

Numeric and text information (first row more than likely text heading and first column being either text or numeric).
At the most 24x24 rows/columns. Anymore than that it gets to be too much.
Formatting would be,
- row shading
- ability to change text (or numbers) such as font size, applying bold, italic, or underline
- maybe change color of information but right out of the gate it isn't necessary
- ability to adjust width and height of cells or an auto-adjust feature

We do not have the ability to host so embedding with an iFrame isn't doable. Thanks for the response Owen!

OEvans

Currently, you can embed a web-based spreadsheet or even just a simple HTML page with just a table hosted on a web server or web hosting service.

Owen

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