Please do not associate multiple label elemnts with an input or multiple inputs with a single label element, both things will bugger up the associations for assistive tech (which is a major reason to use labels in the first place. ) in either case it is also not valid HTML.
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. "Patrick H. Lauke" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: .co.uk> Subject: Re: [WSG] <select> as form label Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] group.org 22/10/2004 11:44 AM Please respond to wsg Nick Lo wrote: > Perhaps this is a case where it needs a nested label like... > > <p> > <label class="blank" for="input_phone_1"> > <label class="blank" for="input_phone_1_type">Phone type</label> > <select name="input_phone_1_type" id="input_phone_1_type"> > <option value="">Please Select</option> > <option value="work">work</option> > <option value="home">home</option> > <option value="fax">fax</option> > <option value="mobile">mobile</option> > <option value="other">other</option> > </select> > </label> > <br /> > <input type="text" name="input_phone_1" id="input_phone_1" value=""> > </p> I think you may be wanting a FIELDSET here. And don't get hung up on wrapping the form element in its own label...I'd say it's perfectly ok NOT to do that, as long as FOR is properly tied to an ID. <fieldset> <legend>Your phone details</legend> <label class="blank" for="input_phone_1_type">Phone type</label> <select name="input_phone_1_type" id="input_phone_1_type"> <option value="">Please Select</option> <option value="work">work</option> <option value="home">home</option> <option value="fax">fax</option> <option value="mobile">mobile</option> <option value="other">other</option> </select> <br /> <label for="input_phone_1">Phone number</label> <input type="text" name="input_phone_1" id="input_phone_1" value=""> </fieldset> Patrick H. Lauke _____________________________________________________ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] www.splintered.co.uk | www.photographia.co.uk http://redux.deviantart.com ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************