Re: title attributes on links

Hi Ramon,

>Which makes me wonder why it is acceptable (and even promoted) to use the
title instead of a <label> for form controls. Don't we have >techniques to
hide labels preserving their accessibility?

The title attribute is a suitable method to provide an accessible name for
a control in limited circumstances [1] and it only considered OK if there
is sufficient default visual information also available.

[1] H65: Using the title attribute to identify form controls when the label
element cannot be used http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H65.html

regards
SteveF

On 24 May 2012 11:14, Ramón Corominas <listas@ramoncorominas.com> wrote:

> Steve wrote:
>
>  The title attribute is not a container for a text alternative, the alt
>> attribute is. The reason why what you describe works is that the title
>> content is used as a last resort for  calculating the accessible name
>>
>
> Which makes me wonder why it is acceptable (and even promoted) to use the
> title instead of a <label> for form controls. Don't we have techniques to
> hide labels preserving their accessibility?
>
> Regards,
> Ramón.
>
>