Hi Ollie, If you are looking for a simple search form (i.e. the input box into which user enters a search term followed by 'Search' submit button) you should be using something like this.
<label for="s">Search</label> <input type="text" name="s" id="s" /> <input type="submit" value="Search" class="primary" /> You do not need <fieldset> nor a <legend> as they are intended for grouping form fields on more complex forms. Hope this helps. Thanks, Jason On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 2:31 AM, Oliver Boermans <boerm...@gmail.com> wrote: > A practical distraction for the standardistas and accessibility gurus… > > Hoping tap your brain for an alternative perspective on the simple and > common HTML scenario of a site search form. > <fieldset> > <legend>Search this site</legend> > <label for="search">Keyword/s</label> > <input type="text" id="search" name="search" /> > <input type="submit" value="Search" /> > </fieldset> > > As far as I understand it this mark-up meets the requirements demanded > of such a form. > Although, in striving for simplicity, there may be significant redundancy. > > My question regards the HTML and text used: > How much mark-up can be removed without breaking it? > > - FIeldset / legend combination are required to meet HTML standards > and provides valuable context to my mind. > Am I missing anything? > > - Sacrifice the label and add a title attribute on the text input? > <fieldset> > <legend>Search this site</legend> > <input type="text" id="search" name="search" title="Keyword/s" /> > <input type="submit" value="Search" /> > </fieldset> > > - Once supported, will the new HTML5 placeholder attribute make the > label redundant > <fieldset> > <legend>Search this site</legend> > <input type="text" id="search" name="search" placeholder="Keyword/s" /> > <input type="submit" value="Search" /> > </fieldset> > > - How many users know that they can use the Enter key to submit the form? > <fieldset> > <legend>Search this site</legend> > <input type="text" id="search" name="search" placeholder="Keyword/s" /> > </fieldset> > > - The future? > <fieldset> > <legend>Search this site</legend> > <input type="search" id="search" name="search" placeholder="Keyword/s" > /> > </fieldset> > > Editable mark-up here > http://fixee.org/paste/bxmsvue/#url=bxmsvue > > Redundancy can be a good thing, but where do you draw the line? > Looking forward to your considered thoughts and relevant experiences. > > Cheers > Ollie > -- > @ollicle > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* > > -- Jason Grant BSc, MSc CEO, Flexewebs Ltd. www.flexewebs.com ja...@flexewebs.com +44 (0)7748 591 770 Company no.: 5587469 www.flexewebs.com/semantix www.twitter.com/flexewebs www.linkedin.com/in/flexewebs ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
