One reason not doing it is probably because IE only supports explicitly associated labels.
--Klaus On 9 Mrz., 04:13, Karl Swedberg <k...@englishrules.com> wrote: > having the input inside the label is perfectly valid. > > http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#h-17.9.1 > > "To associate a label with another control implicitly, the control > element must be within the contents of the LABEL element. In this > case, the LABEL may only contain one control element. The label itself > may be positioned before or after the associated control." > > I don't prefer doing it this way for my own sites, but it's not > incorrect. > > --Karl > > ____________ > Karl Swedbergwww.englishrules.comwww.learningjquery.com > > On Mar 8, 2009, at 9:49 PM, David Muir wrote: > > > > > And why is the input within the label? > > > I was under the impression that the correct format is: > > <label>My Label</label><input type="checkbox" /> > > > To have the label select the checkbox: > > <label for="my-checkbox">My Label</label><input id="my-checkbox" > > type="checkbox" /> > > > David > > > MorningZ wrote: > >> is there any reason why you couldn't use a <span> instead of a > >> <label> ? > > >> On Mar 8, 8:57 pm, Bill <bllfr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> I have markup that looks like this: > > >>> <div id="phrase:witness%2Bwhereof" class="as-s-comp"> > >>> <label class="checkbox" title="witness whereof"> > >>> <input type="checkbox" value="witness whereof"/> > >>> witness whereof > >>> </label> > >>> <a class="cl" href="#">(4104)</a> > >>> </div> > > >>> When I click anywhere within the label, the checkbox toggles from > >>> its > >>> previous state. I'd like to cancel this behavior, so that clicking > >>> within the label has no effect on the checkbox. How would I use > >>> jQuery > >>> to accomplish this? > > >>> Thanks in advance for any help with this. > > >>> --Bill > >
