- From: Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:14:13 +0000
- To: Alexander Surkov <surkov.alexander@gmail.com>
- Cc: HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CA+ri+V=NafB4+XAjW+Cp-4Y1Lb==4q_OQv6R9CJ6YdLcbp=Ktw@mail.gmail.com>
> > What is idea of making an interactive element under the label as the > author mistake? Presumably it won't stop the author from doing this? > Shouldn't it be legalized instead? it has a negative effect on the function of the label and interaction with the control, it also harmonizes the conformance requirements with that of other interactive elements. do you know of any use cases for including links in label elements? -- Regards SteveF HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/> On 13 January 2014 14:03, Alexander Surkov <surkov.alexander@gmail.com>wrote: > What is idea of making an interactive element under the label as the > author mistake? Presumably it won't stop the author from doing this? > Shouldn't it be legalized instead? > Alexander. > > > On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 6:44 AM, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Currently the HTML spec allows links to be inside label elements [1]: >> >> example: >> >> <label for="test"> >> <a href="http://google.com">google</a></label> >> >> >> <input id="test" type="checkbox"> >> >> This is problematic because the standard behaviour for a label that is associated with a control is that when >> >> >> clicked/pressed it activates the control (in the example case would check/uncheck the checkbox), but when as in the example >> >> the label includes a link, clicking /pressing the label activates the link not the control. >> >> >> >> >> I propose to change the spec to disallow links in labels (i.e. make it an author conformance error). >> >> current text: >> >> Content model:Phrasing content, but with no descendant* labelable *elements >>> [2] unless it is the element's labeled control, and no descendant labelelements. >> >> >> proposed text: >> >> Content model:Phrasing content, but with no descendant* interactive *elements >>> [3] unless it is the element's labeled control, and no descendant labelelements. >> >> >> [1] >> http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/forms.html#the-label-element >> [2] >> http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/forms.html#labelable-elements >> [3] >> http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/dom.html#interactive-content-0 >> >> feedback welcome! >> -- >> >> Regards >> >> SteveF >> HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/> >> > >
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