There are a number of things that need to be considered: 1. title attribute content is not accessible to users who cannot use a mouse (as the "tool tip" only appears on mouseover not onfocus) 2. the title attribute content is only available to a subset of screen reading software (latest versions of JAWS) users and only if it is on certain elements (most inputs and links). It is not recognised on the label element. When a title is placed on the text input it overrides the assoicated label text (for JAWS users at least). 3. an important consideration (for screen reader users ) is the placement of the instructions in the reading order. It is strongly recommended the instructions come before the input they apply to even though they may be visually displayed after the input, so that screen reader users get this information before they encounter the input.
Example code for 3: <div> <div style="float:right">This is the title of your news post, which does not accept HTML input</div> <div ><label for="f-title">...</label> <input id="f-title" type="text"... /></div> </div> with regards Steven Faulkner Web Accessibility Consultant National Information & Library Service (NILS) 454 Glenferrie Road Kooyong Victoria 3144 Phone: (613) 9864 9281 Fax: (613) 9864 9210 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] National Information Library Service A subsidiary of RBS.RVIB.VAF Ltd. ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
