Re: proposed change: links inside label elements

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">

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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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