Re: [WSG] Best way to hide form legends?

2008-04-30 Thread Lord Armitage
Hy simon, Legends a very nasty to style and position you should wrap the legend text in a span (or some other inline! element) to be able to position it. -- cheers Milan *** List Guidelines:

Re: [WSG] Best way to hide form legends?

2008-04-30 Thread Svip
Tried display: none;? Regards, Svip 2008/4/30 Simon [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, I've got a search box and login area that I want to use a fieldset and legend on for accessibility but I don't want to show the legend to normal users. Now I can easily hide it with display: none; but I understand

RE: [WSG] Best way to hide form legends?

2008-04-30 Thread Simon
I can't believe I didn't try that. Works a treat, thanks! Simon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lord Armitage Sent: 30 April 2008 20:46 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Best way to hide form legends? Hy simon, Legends

Re: [WSG] Best way to hide form legends?

2008-04-30 Thread Svip
Well then, only tell him to use the hidden part for specific media, such as projection or whatever. Don't screenreaders obey that? Regards, Svip 2008/4/30 Dan Brickley [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Svip wrote: Tried display: none;? Now I can easily hide it with display: none; but Apparently

Re: [WSG] Best way to hide form legends?

2008-04-30 Thread Dennis Lapcewich
I've got a search box and login area that I want to use a fieldset and legend on for accessibility but I don't want to show the legend to normal users. I'm sorry but what is a normal user? Dennis *** List Guidelines:

RE: [WSG] Best way to hide form legends?

2008-04-30 Thread Simon
Of Dennis Lapcewich Sent: 30 April 2008 22:02 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Best way to hide form legends? I've got a search box and login area that I want to use a fieldset and legend on for accessibility but I don't want to show the legend to normal users. I'm sorry but what

Re: [WSG] Best way to hide form legends?

2008-04-30 Thread Ben Buchanan
.hidden { position: absolute; left: -999em; width: 990em; } For that method you're missing the overflow rule. Try this: .hidden { position: absolute; left: -5000px; width: 4000px; overflow: hidden; } cheers, Ben -- --- http://weblog.200ok.com.au/ --- The future has arrived; it's just

RE: [WSG] Best way to hide form legends?

2008-04-30 Thread Dennis Lapcewich
I figured that was what you meant. At the same time, it can be a dangerous assumption. For example, by the time an individual starts kicking at 40 years old, changes to the eyes occur. It's called presbyopia. It's a normal course of aging that literally affects 100 percent of people at some