A practical distraction for the standardistas and accessibility gurus�
Hoping tap your brain for an alternative perspective on the simple and
common HTML scenario of a site search form.
...
To revisit this topic, I'm considering the
following and would appreciate feedback:
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a) Submit button as label:
<form ...>
<div>
<input type="text" id="search" name="search" />
<label for="search">
<input type="submit" value="Search" />
</label>
</div>
</form>
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b) Label hidden from view:
<form ...>
<div>
<label for="search" id="search-label">Search:</label>
<input type="text" id="search" name="search" />
<input type="submit" value="Search" />
</div>
</form>
label#search-label
{
position: absolute;
left: -1000em;
}
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The rationale for both of these is that the
"Search" submit button serves as a clear and
unambiguous label for the input field. In listing
a) the button is literally the label; in b) there
is a separate literal label present in the markup
but hidden from cosmetic view.
Both validate for W3C HTML & Cynthia 528 & Accessibilty.
Can you see any problems with them?
I favor a) but it feels edgy.
Regards,
Paul
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Paul Novitski
Juniper Webcraft Ltd.
http://juniperwebcraft.com
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