Inconsistent allowed roles for "button" elements · Issue #395 · w3c/html-aria (original) (raw)
This issue was filed while creating the PR to address #375.
input type=image is a graphical version of input type=submit.
The latter, along with input type=reset does not allow for any role.
The former, along with the button element and input type=button allow for specific roles.
A button element defaults to type=submit if the type attribute is missing. The spec does not distinguish the different button types though.
Right now the spec is inconsistent with when these rules apply, so I propose the following:
Make input type=submit, input type=reset, input type=button, input type=image, and button all have the same allowances if not a descendant of a <form> or associated with a <form>. Otherwise, surface a warning that authors SHOULD use type=button or ensure that the implicit submit/reset functionality of the control has been suppressed.