- From: John Foliot <foliot@wats.ca>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:15:40 -0700
- To: <jim@jimthatcher.com>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Jim Thatcher wrote: > Hi Paul, > >> Does this mean it is OK to not have any label associated with a >> control, provided they have a title, fieldset and legend? > > Yes. Except you imply "title and fieldset/legend." The objective is > to make a programmatic connection between the prompting text and each > control. And there are several ways to do that. Label element, title > attributes, or fieldset/legend combined with label or title, for > examples. > > Jim Not to contradict Jim, but one happy benefit of using the <label> element wrapped around the actual label text is that it makes that text a 'target' to place focus on the input. Small inputs such as radio buttons and checkboxes can be problematic to users with limited mobility, and allowing them to click on any part of the text that 'labels' the input, and thus putting the focus on the input, is a great benefit to this user-group. So... While you don't *need* to use the label element, I would prefer it over a title attribute any time... JF --- John Foliot Academic Technology Specialist - Online Accessibility Stanford University 560 Escondido Mall Meyer Library 181 Stanford, CA 94305-3093
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