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>In a page where there is only one form and one semantically linked
set of form controls is a fieldset necessary/desirable?
I think while desirable it is not necessary, unless you have a radio button
or checkbox group.
But why not use the fieldset element to structure the form instead of
putting
Yes, my use of the word legend should have read label. D'oh!
P
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> However in relation to legend, a whole bunch of labels and
> inputs can be
> presented within one legend.
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> Roger
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> I notice that some people nest the input within the legend
> whereas I don't:
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 10:20:54 +1000, Peter Firminger wrote:
> Does it make any difference? The ID ties them together anyway so I think
> not.
As I understand it, these are the 2 alternate, valid, ways of putting a
label on a field.
Note that if you wrap the label around the input, you don't need t
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I notice that some people nest the input within the legend whereas I don't:
Example:
Name:
or mine:
Name:
Does it mak
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Hope this is helpful
Roger
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> One benefit of using fieldset and legend for screen reader
> users is that
> nearly all readers will read the legend before every input
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Hope this is helpful
Roger
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> > Firstly, am I using fieldset and legend in
> > Firstly, am I using fieldset and legend in the correct semantic manner?
Fieldset and legend elements are useful for explicitly identifying groups
of form controls and assigning a label [legend] that relates to a group of
controls.
The example of their use you provided looks fine.
Fieldsets
> > Firstly, am I using fieldset and legend in the correct semantic manner?
My understanding is that fieldset is meant to group all the similar
form elements together, not to diferentiate each input.A group of
numbered questions are all related to each other, and the entire
thing should be in
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:25:29 +1000, Damian Sweeney
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> Hi folks,
> Firstly, am I using fieldset and legend in the correct semantic manner?
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> Many thanks,
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It was my understanding that fieldsets and legends were only to be
used with forms to make them easier to use.
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