- From: Matthew Smith <matt@kbc.net.au>
- Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 21:30:40 +0930
- To: John Trollope <John.Trollope@unumprovident.co.uk>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
John Trollope wrote: > > I need the user to supply several bits of information, some of which are mandatory. My question is how can I do so that it is presented in an optimal way for screen readers? > > For sighted users, I usually denote this with an asterisk. How about using the title attribute of the form fields? Example: <label for='foo'>Foo!</label> <input type='text' id='foo' name='foo' size='32' maxlength='64' title='Enter your value for foo here; this field is mandatory' tabindex='99' /> For testing, Mozilla displays these titles as a 'tooltip'. Cheers M -- Matthew Smith Kadina Business Consultancy South Australia http://www.kbc.net.au
Received on Tuesday, 2 September 2003 08:00:48 UTC