Re: CfC: Issue 122

Most of WCAG was decided on before the 2006 draft, after that we were
mostly word smithing.



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On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Paul Adam <paul.adam@deque.com> wrote:

> On 12/11/15, David MacDonald <david100@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> I believe at the time not all browsers implemented the clickable label
> behaviour... it would have been difficult to get consensus on, I think it
> might still be difficult to get consensus... I'll vote for it...
>
> Cheers,
> David MacDonald
>
>
> When was the time it was originally voted on? 2008? From my research all
> browsers supported clickable labels at that point in time. I remember that
> Mobile Safari for iOS did not but that was a bug that Apple fixed.
>
> I’m not sure why it would have been difficult to get consensus on.
>
> http://reference.sitepoint.com/html/label
> CompatibilityINTERNET EXPLORERFIREFOXSAFARIOPERACHROME5.56.07.08.01.01.5
> 2.03.03.51.32.03.14.09.29.510.02.0FullFullFullFullFullFullFullFullFullNone
> NoneFullFullFullFullFullFull
>
> Every browser listed supports this element type.
>
> Safari 2 and earlier versions didn’t support the feature that allows users
> to click on a label to focus on the associated form control, but
> thankfully, this functionality was added in version 3.
>
> http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200711/use_the_label_element_to_make_your_html_forms_accessible/
> Posted on November 19, 2007
>
>    - People that can use a mouse but lack or have reduced fine motor
>    control will have problems targeting checkboxes and radio buttons (they are
>    really small). When checkboxes and radio buttons have properly associated
>    labels, the label text will also be clickable, thus making the target area
>    much larger and easier to hit. This obviously has usability benefits for
>    *all* users.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_version_history
> Safari 2.0 was in 2005
> Safari 3.0 was in 2007
>
> If you have concerns about this proposed consensus position that have
> not
> been discussed already and feel that those concerns result in you “not
>
> being
>
> able to live with” this position, please let the group know before the
>
> CfC
>
> deadline.
>
>
> I can’t honestly “live with” this position that they are not required but
> I don’t want to drag it out either. I am curious about the history of the
> decision though.
>
> I appreciate that it will be in some future version of WCAG if it’s not
> now!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Paul J. Adam
> Accessibility Evangelist
> www.deque.com
>
>