- From: Christophe Strobbe <strobbe@hdm-stuttgart.de>
- Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:42:47 +0200
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
According to the HTML5 specification, the both the start tag and the end tag of the form element are mandatory: <https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/forms.html#the-form-element>. On 27/10/2016 16:36, Mohammad, Ashraf wrote: > Hi All, > Form submission earlier was done only using the “action”, “method- get or post” and button type “submit” within the <form> tags: > <form action=“login.asp" method="get”> > <fieldset> > <legend>Login</legend> > <label> Username: <input type="text" name=“username”/></label> > <label> Password: <input type="text" name=“password”/></label> > <input type="submit" value=“Submit”/> > </fieldset> > </form> Not all form controls are grouped with fieldsets. Best regards, Christophe > Forms submission are commonly handled using ajax these days. Submit button has a onClick function which handle the submission. > <fieldset> > <legend>Login</legend> > <label> Username: <input type="text" name=“username”/></label> > <label> Password: <input type="text" name=“password”/></label> > <button onclick=“Submit()”>Submit</button> > </fieldset> > So do we still be need to add the Form tag ? and does it help the screenreaders? Or <fieldset> with proper labels and inputs elements suffice and are accessible in themselves. > > Thank you, > Ashraf > > -- Christophe Strobbe Akademischer Mitarbeiter Responsive Media Experience Research Group (REMEX) Hochschule der Medien Nobelstraße 10 70569 Stuttgart Tel. +49 711 8923 2749 “I drink tea and I know things.” Falsely attributed to Christophe Lannister.
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