- From: <kynn-eda@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 04:34:04 -0800 (PST)
- To: jukka.korpela@tieke.fi (Jukka Korpela)
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org ("WAI (E-mail)")
Jukka wrote: > - Include a "dummy" selection, normally as the first item, e.g. > <div> > <input type="radio" id="smartDunno" value="dunno" name="smart" /> > <label for="smartDunno">Don't know</label> > </div> Good point. There should _always_ be a default value set (and checked) for any set of radio buttons, and unless there's an obvious choice between the two as to which it should be, a third option like this should be added. > Besides, the name attribute value must be the same for all radio buttons > that are to behave as a group, from which exactly one can be selected, > which is the whole idea of using radio buttons. Duh, yes, sorry. Good catch. > But, alas, it seems that by using that simpler, more natural approach, > important accessibility enhancements are missed. Yeah, browsers suck. :) > Thus, my suggestion is: > [snip] Yep, that looks great! I am not entirely sure about the <div>, although I could always use CSS to place those wherever I want them, even on the same line, if the extra lines are bothering me. --Kynn
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