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fix(pdf-accessibility): include Matterhorn 15-003 Headers/ID exception in TH scope rules - #212
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…n in TH scope rules Matterhorn Protocol 1.1 failure condition 15-003 specifies that missing /Scope on a TH cell is a failure only in tables not organized with Headers attributes and IDs. Tables associating cells via Headers and IDs satisfy the requirement without /Scope attributes. In addition, 15-003 requires human judgement rather than automated machine checking. - Update PDFUA.19.002 severity from error to warning - Update PDFUA.19.002 description to reflect the Headers/IDs exception - Update PDFBP.TAB.SCOPE_SET description accordingly - Add notes clarifying that tables organized through Headers and IDs satisfy Matterhorn 15-003 without /Scope attributes - Update table remediation guidance to include the Headers and IDs alternative
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Closes #201
Why This Change is Needed
In the PDF accessibility rules (PDFUA.19.002 and PDFBP.TAB.SCOPE_SET), rule definitions previously required all TH cells to explicitly declare a /Scope attribute and flagged violations as errors, without accounting for the canonical exception specified in Matterhorn Protocol 1.1 failure condition 15-003:
Crucially, tables that associate cells using Headers attributes and ID values satisfy the requirement without /Scope attributes. Furthermore, condition 15-003 is designated in the protocol as requiring human judgement rather than automated machine checking. Flagging missing /Scope as an automated error produced false positives and conflicted with the protocol designation.
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