Re: Proper Form Coding

Hi Kelly,

this seems like a bug in your screen reader, although the code as included
here is not valid. The table should not appear inside a paragraph, and you
need the closing tag for the form...

Cheers

Charles

On Fri, 14 Apr 2000, Kelly Ford wrote:

  Hi All,
  
  Again if there are pointers on this please direct me to appropriate
  resources.  I've been experimenting with ways to ensure that a screen
  reader will read the correct text for things like edit boxes and such on
  forms.
  
  If I exclude the table references in the below example I hear all the text
  read as a prompt.  If I include the table references I only hear the direct
  instruction to enter a name.
  
  What's the best way to code things so a screen reader will only read the
  direct instruction?  Is my method acceptable?
  
  <FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="bogus-script"> 
  An edit box is where you type information.
  <p>
  <table>
  <tr>
  <td>
  Please enter your name:
  <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="name">
  </td>
  </tr>
  </table>
  <p>
  
  

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Received on Friday, 14 April 2000 15:16:12 UTC