> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McLaughlin, Gail G > Sent: Thursday, 13 October 2005 11:19 AM > To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > Subject: [WSG] Is a colon after a form label necessary? > > We are establishing Web standards for forms and are debating this. > > I suspect that using a colon after a label is a carry over > from paper forms. Microsoft may need the colon. I do not > know what "screen review utilities" are. Are they html > validators? Are they accessibility validators? > > What say you all? >
I don't think they are compulsary. Just think of the exmaple when adding a Label *behind* a form element (e.g. after radio buttons or textboxes). You woulnd't put a colon in there, would you? Sometimes its nice to have, but I don't think anybody will complain if you don't as long as the visual relationship between label and element are clear. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
