> On Behalf Of russ - maxdesign > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 1:37 PM > To: Web Standards Group > Subject: Re: [WSG] strong element being more semantical and accessible for > required field > > > I can't speak for screen readers since I've never used one my self... > > But would there be any reason you couldn't do both and please the > > client and the screen reader(assuming it does help them)? a simple > > <strong>* First Name</strong> > > > > Just something I thought of :) > > Interesting discussion. You could also use more meaningful flags like the > word "Required" instead of "*" and style this content in red/bold. This > means that everyone, including screen reader users understand the > implications much more clearly (as long as this information is included > inside the label element. > > For example: > > <label for="details-email"> > Email <span class="required">(Required)</span>: > </label>
What about using a fieldset with *legend* if the required fields can be grouped together. Because the legend (required fields) would be read aloud before each label. -- Regards, Thierry | http://www.TJKDesign.com ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
