HTML 4.0 Form input labels

Problem:
These seem to put extraneous code into an HTML page and can *double* the
labor of coding a form.  Particularly if you have a large form with many
checkboxes and radio buttons.

Solution:
Why not just require a closing tag for all input that causes the enclosed
text to respond as a label?

Before:
<INPUT TYPE="CHECKBOX" NAME="choice1" VALUE="Yes" ID="choice1">
<LABEL FOR="choice1"> Choice One </LABEL>

After:
<INPUT TYPE="CHECKBOX" NAME="choice1" VALUE="Yes"> Choice One </INPUT>

The label tag could be retained as an alternative *option*, i.e. when the
label is formatted in a separate table cell from it's input.

Kevin

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Received on Tuesday, 16 June 1998 05:09:29 UTC