- From: Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:41:01 +0000
- To: Reinier Kaper <rp.kaper@gmail.com>
- Cc: Alexander Surkov <surkov.alexander@gmail.com>, HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CA+ri+Vmjd1X8ddRR20zS6aVXfcZ5oLyNrhLGhrV5QOdCKP1ctg@mail.gmail.com>
what advantage does it have over? <label for="your-domain">Choose a domain name</label> (<a href="/link/to/something">How to choose a domain name?</a>) <input type="text" id="your-domain"> -- Regards SteveF HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/> On 13 January 2014 14:34, Reinier Kaper <rp.kaper@gmail.com> wrote: > <label for="your-domain">Choose a domain name (<a > href="/link/to/something">How to choose a domain name?</a>)</label> > <input type="text" id="your-domain"> > > I guess that's a pretty valid use-case ;-) > > > On 13 January 2014 09:14, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@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? >> >> >> 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 >>>>> label elements. >>>> >>>> >>>> proposed text: >>>> >>>> Content model:Phrasing content, but with no descendant* interactive *elements >>>>> [3] unless it is the element's labeled control, and no descendant >>>>> label elements. >>>> >>>> >>>> [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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