On Feb 25, 2008, at 3:34 PM, tee wrote:
I have this question about "strong element being more semantical and
accessible for required field" in the web form and like to hear your
opinion.
I came to the conclusion after conducting my little user testing -
it first started with an intention of spam and error monitoring over
the form script I use, I then learned that despite the indication
that "asterisk" is marked as required field", many people who took
time to submit the forms on clients' sites still missed the "*".
Because I use no JS validation for the form, I decided to bold the
required field using strong element for two new sites. It seems
working as the bold texts caught people attention and I received no
errors email notification on missing to enter requried fields. The
result also gave me a though on how screen readers treat the strong
element and that it's indeed more accessible and semantically correct.
Working on a site, and thanks to Matt Fellows and his futher
assistance, I implemented his JS form validation script to the web
form. Using "asterik " to indicate the required field no longer is
an issue with JS validation, however I decided to stick with the
strong element. Much work had put into it to modify the code and
css, but client came back to me to want the '*' over the <strong>
because it's a conventional practice.
Really want to stick with the strong element for the reason above,
however I am also doubting my conclusion that it's more accessible
for screen readers as I never tested on one. Before I try to
convince client the strong element is better approach, I would love
to hear your opinion.
I can't speak for screen readers since I've never used one my self...
But would there be any reason you couldn't do both and please the
client and the screen reader(assuming it does help them)? a simple
<strong>* First Name</strong>
Just something I thought of :)
--
Jason Pruim
Raoset Inc.
Technology Manager
MQC Specialist
3251 132nd ave
Holland, MI, 49424-9337
www.raoset.com
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