> From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] > On Behalf Of Oliver Boermans > Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 8:21 PM > To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > Subject: Re: [WSG] Minimal forms or marking up a search field > > On 31 January 2010 13:45, Thierry Koblentz <thierry.koble...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> You do not need <fieldset> nor a <legend> as they are intended for > >> grouping form fields on more complex forms. > > > > I agree. > > I'd just use a DIV to wrap these form controls. > > Thanks guys, I'm glad I asked this question. I was carrying around the > idea that the required element around any inputs inside a form element > was a fieldset. Seems I was wrong, any block element will satisfy the > spec. > > So presuming we do away with the legend: > <div id="searchform"> > <label for="search">Keyword/s</label> > <input type="text" id="search" name="search" /> > <input type="submit" value="Search" /> > </div> > > .and assuming there are no other 'search' fields in the page we need > to distinguish from. I'd like to test some further assumptions: > > - Some people don't know how to submit the query without a 'Search' > (or 'Go') button? > <div id="searchform"> > <label for="search">Keyword/s</label> > <input type="text" id="search" name="search" /> > </div> > Apple seems to believe the the submit input is unnecessary > <http://www.apple.com> > > - Now that the legend is gone I should use the label to describe the > purpose of the text field rather than what one should enter in it? > Everyone knows you put keywords in a search field, right? > <div id="searchform"> > <label for="search">Search</label> > <input type="text" id="search" name="search" /> > </div> > > - Is including the keywords hint in the title attribute useful to > anyone? > <div id="searchform"> > <label for="search">Search</label> > <input type="text" id="search" name="search" title="Keyword/s" > /> > </div> > > - Does everyone agree this is taking simplicity too far? > <div id="searchform"> > <input type="text" id="search" name="search" title="Search" /> > </div>
I'd go with: <div role="search"> <label for="search_query">Search for:</label> <input type="search" placeholder="Keyword(s)" id="search_query" name="search_query" size="20"> <input type="submit" value="Submit"> </div> It won't validate though. You could also throw "autofocus" in there in case you plan to focus on the field when the page loads. -- Regards, Thierry | www.tjkdesign.com ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
