bug 474408 - Remove role='description', r=MarcoZ

accessible/public/nsIAccessibleRole.idl

@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ interface nsIAccessibleRole : nsISupports
   /**
    * Represents read-only text, such as labels for other controls or
    * instructions in a dialog box. Static text cannot be modified or selected.
-   * Is is used for xul:label, xul:description, html:lablel,
-   * role="label" or role="description", xforms:output.
+   * Is is used for xul:label, xul:description, html:label, role="label",
+   * or xforms:output.
    */
   const unsigned long ROLE_STATICTEXT = 41;
 

accessible/src/base/nsARIAMap.cpp

@@ -134,14 +134,6 @@ nsRoleMapEntry nsARIAMap::gWAIRoleMap[] =
     {&nsAccessibilityAtoms::aria_readonly, kBoolState, nsIAccessibleStates::STATE_READONLY},
     kEndEntry
   },
-  {
-    "description",
-    nsIAccessibleRole::ROLE_TEXT_CONTAINER,
-    eNoValue,
-    eNoAction,
-    kNoReqStates,
-    kEndEntry
-  },
   {
     "dialog",
     nsIAccessibleRole::ROLE_DIALOG,

accessible/tests/mochitest/test_nsIAccessNode_utils.html

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   <pre id="test">
   </pre>
 
-  <span role="description" style="color: red" id="span">text</span>
+  <span role="note" style="color: red" id="span">text</span>
 
 </body>
 </html>