On 23/11/2004, at 2:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Every example I've come across so far (and I've seen *a lot* of examples) has used it within this context. Is it just that grouping <input> is the most logical and common used example? Or can it be used in other contexts?
It's only intended to group form controls, and I think the spec is pretty clear on that.
"The FIELDSET element allows authors to group thematically related controls and labels."
In the case of DLs, the spec gives a bit of leeway as to what they can be used for, but there's no such leeway here.
Now, I can't see anything that implies the FIELDSET *must* contain FORM controls, but the only way to be sure you're valid is to validate the mark-up.
Personally, I imagine that the FIELDSET tag would throw off a number of browsers, and most definitely confuse users relying on screen readers, etc, and don't see the point in bending a tag like this to do things it wasn't meant to do.
For example, can it be uses to group a number of related links together?
A better way to group links is in a UL or OL, then style to suit (even display:inline;)
Justin French --- http://justinfrench.com http://indent.com.au
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