- From: Patrick Burke <burke@ucla.edu>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 13:50:05 -0800
- To: gdeering@acslink.net.au, Carol Foster <c.foster@umassp.edu>
- Cc: WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
As a blind person I would say that the form element version is much friendlier. If underscore or other characters are used to mark the input fields, then I (or anyone really) has to copy the page to a word processor (possibly losing original formatting), then fill in the ___ sections (& hope that doesn't mess up the formatting beyond recognition). The version with form markup would let me move quickly and accurately among the input fields, & their location on the page would be maintained automatically. So, other than the possibility of entering 3 pages of text into an edit field, the printout would match the original form more exactly. Which is, as I understand it, what people dealing with print forms want. So, I would vote in favor of forms markup, with a statement at the beginning that the form is for printing purposes and cannot be submitted online. Patrick At 01:34 PM 1/10/02, Geoff Deering wrote: >What I am really asking is, is > >Name: _________________________________ > >Address: _______________________________ > >Etc the better markup for print? > >The question is; Does using form elements immediately imply an >electronically submittable form? And if so, is it best to use the above >markup? > >Geoff Deering >http://www.acslink.aone.net.au/gdeering/
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