-----Original Message----- From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Tom Livingston Sent: 19 August 2009 20:10 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Accessible Forms
The reason I use this was because I found an easy way to style forms that included the broader compatibility for the clickability of labels for focus with the flexibility of layout with the inclusion of a span like: <label for="name"> <span>First Name</span> <input type="text" /> </label> I use this a lot for putting the label text next to the input, instead of stacking, and it gives easy control of this layout. Any info on the wrapping of inputs in a label being bad would be appreciated. ------------ We recently tested this exact construction (with the appropriate 'id' attribute in the <input> element) and got surprising results with JAWS. It does not associate the text label with the form control even though they are associated in two ways (the 'for' and 'id' attributes and the fact that they are enclosed in the <label> element. JAWS does associate the text label and form control if the <span> element is not present but that limits your styling options. I have no idea why JAWS behaves this way. Steve Green Director Test Partners Ltd ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
