Should G83: "Providing text descriptions to identify required fields that were not completed" reference 3.3.2?

• From: Sailesh Panchang <sailesh.panchang@deque.com>
• Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 11:45:05 -0500
• To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
• Message-ID: <CAJi9CqpB-f0eTQHE353DmifDgqX_9gH=K4ivioEfnxuTaAs=7g@mail.gmail.com>

SC 3.3.2 is listed as the third applicable SC for this technique.
In example #3 the error text displayed after form submission is
associated using the LABEL element. So this really  is a method of
meeting 1.3.1 ... not 3.3.2.
The label, "First name" still remains the label that conveys the
purpose of the field that satisfies 3.3.2.
Associating an asterisk or "- mandatory" or "-optional" or error text
as part of the LABEL element is a method of meeting 1.3.1. Refer ARIA2
for instance.
So my recommendation is that  "SC 3.3.2" should be deleted from list
of applicable SCs of G83. It is alright to retain the example though
because it clarifies how 3.3.1 and 3.3.3 are met.
Thanks,
Sailesh Panchang

Received on Wednesday, 10 February 2016 16:45:34 UTC