- From: Kelly Ford <kford@teleport.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 20:29:24 -0700
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Hi Charles, Do you know why <http://validator.w3.org> would accept the code I mentioned as valid? I copied what I shared here from a longer document at <http://www.teleport.com/~kford/formtest.htm> that shows as a valid document when I test it. That document has the closing form tag and such but the table and paragraph stuff is identical to what I shared here. Kelly At 03:16 PM 4/14/00 -0400, you wrote: >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> > > > >-- >Charles McCathieNevile mailto:charles@w3.org phone: +61 (0) 409 134 136 >W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI >Location: I-cubed, 110 Victoria Street, Carlton VIC 3053 >Postal: GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne 3001, Australia
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