Hi Chris
Let me recap to make sure I get this. Pardon me if I miss the mark.
The web page is flat HTML and it has checkboxes, so that were someone to print
the page, they would use those checkboxes to mark with a pen.
The checkboxes have no purpose online, as you can't submit their information
with a submit button.
Content on the page includes text, which, when printed, makes sense alongside
the checkboxes.
You're concerned about accessibility, rightly, since you have form elements
without a form. but also from a Standards viewpoint, I hope, since there are
form elements but no means or reason to submit them.
Can I ask, what is the point of the page? it might help contextualise the
response.
My initial question is why, since the checkboxes are to be used in that way,
they cannot be graphical, or, conversely, why not allow users to fill in the
form and turn your submit action into a print action, thus potentially covering
both accessibility and standards compliance?
J
On 12/09/2011, at 14:57 , Chris Vickery wrote:
Hi all,
We’ve got some flat forms on our site, ie. They are not interactive forms,
and have no submit button. They are indicating that it’s a check list that
can be ticked once the page is printed.
Someone suggested putting in regular check boxes and having no submit button,
but wouldn’t that make it confusing from both and accessibility and usability
point of view?
At the same time using a graphical or styled element with Alt tag seems messy
and cringe worthy as a work around.
I’ve got my own ideas, but what does everyone think is best practice in this
case?
Regards,
Chris
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