- From: Ian Yang <ian.html@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:24:31 +0800
- To: Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- Cc: "w3c-wai-ig@w3.org" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Hi Steve, Yes, the example uses aria-describedby to associate the static < p > element and the < input > field so the information will be announced when the field receives focus. The issue which I'm trying to figure out is if adding role="tooltip" to the static < p > element has bad effects on assistive technologies. Regards, Ian 2012/6/27 Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>: > Hi Ian, > > I suggest its better to include the text within the label for the form field > so the information will be announced when the field recieves focus: > > examples and details here: > http://www.html5accessibility.com/tests/mulitple-labels.html > > regards > steve > > > On 27 June 2012 12:50, Ian Yang <ian.html@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> Please take a look at this image ( >> >> http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/http://www.lessfussdesign.com/images/blog/form-screen-2009-08-10.gif >> ) which is taken from this blog page ( >> >> http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/2010/08/using-aria-describedby-for-form-help-text/ >> ). >> >> The image shows that there is a static description paragraph (< p > >> element) below the password input field. In that case, is it okay to >> add ARIA role="tooltip" to the static < p > element? >> >> In most web designs, tooltips are often designed as "popups" which are >> triggered by mouse hover. However, if I understand it correctly, >> "tooltip" literally means "tip of tool" and doesn't imply that a >> tooltip must be a "popup" thing. So, can I add role="tooltip" to >> elements which can be considered as "tip of tool", even if they are >> static elements? (Just like the example above) By doing so, I feel >> they are markup'ed more meaningfully, and we also get the benefit of >> having styling hooks. >> >> I'm not sure whether adding role="tooltip" to static elements has >> negative effects to assistive technologies or not. Is this idea >> appropriate or inappropriate? >> >> >> Kind Regards, >> Ian >> > > > > -- > with regards > > Steve Faulkner > Technical Director - TPG > > www.paciellogroup.com | www.HTML5accessibility.com | > www.twitter.com/stevefaulkner > HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives - > dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/ > Web Accessibility Toolbar - > www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html >
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