> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lachlan Hunt > Sent: Tuesday, 7 March 2006 4:12 PM > To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > Subject: [WSG] Styling Fieldset and Legend Elements > > Hi, > I'm looking for a way to style a legend element with a > background that spans the whole width of the page. I > originally used a regular heading (h3) because I knew the > design would have difficulty with fieldset/legend, but the > after the accessibility review it was requested that we use > fieldset/legend anyway and I need to get the design as close > as possible.
I never managed to get legends to look anywhere close to what I wanted them to in all browsers. They are just being interpreted so differently, I ended up working around it: I am now using a div and a legend both containing the same content. Something like this: <div class="fieldsetTitle">Your Details</div> <fieldset> <legend>Your Details</legend> </fieldset> In the css I hide the legend from the general public and format the .fieldsetTitle the way I want it. I know this is a nasty way of doing it and I end up doubling information, but that's the only way I ever found. Legends just cannot be formatted properly. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
