Re: use cases for <label>

> For example I would like to give caption to some <canvas>
element. What
> element can I use now for that?
> 
> As for me this:
> 
> <div .graph>
>  
<label>sin(x)/x graph:<label>
>   <canvas />
> </div>
> 
> looks as the only option for now.
Any other labeling things like 
> <legend>,
>
<caption> and <figcaption> (what an ugly name someone
invented...)
> are simply not valid in given context. I don't
think anyone will be happy
> to see new <cancaption> or the
like.

Why is <figcaption> not valid, or put another way,
why don't you use <figure .graph>?

It would be
interesting to learn, why <figcaption> was used in HTML5 instead of
<figure><label></figure>. AFAIK caption could not be
used, because it messed up with the DOM in legacy browsers breaking
HTML5's backwards compatibility.

This could also shed light to
the original question.

Manuel