> Understandable; however, with the change in HTML5 from Definition Lists
> to Description lists, would it not be more semantically valuable to
> mark forms up using <dt> and <dd>, for labels and inputs, providing the
> document with a more solid structure? As stated, my concern with this
> is the lack of grouping per item, when using Description Lists.
> 
> I understand that paragraphs may be easier to handle when marking up
> forms and doing the CSS; however, is it a meaningful method of marking
> up forms that supports the forward progression of HTML5 and front-end
> development in general?

I don't think lists should be used for this (there might be a case for a OL in 
case of dependant selects, but that would be a stretch). In the case of DL, I'd 
say that the relationship between DTs and DDs is no better than the one created 
by the labels and their for attribute.

fwiw, I use divs to wrap controls with their label, not because it makes things 
easier to style, but because of the way the form would look with no such 
wrapper and no styling. 

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Regards,
Thierry
www.tjkdesign.com | www.ez-css.org | @thierrykoblentz




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