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Re: <ul> for form layout?
From: escetic@gmail.com
Date: Aug 10, 2017 8:10AM
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Thank you for the feedback, these are definitely valid concerns. Seems the consensus is decidedly against. Much appreciated!
> On Aug 9, 2017, at 5:32 PM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> That too!
>
>> On 8/9/17, Patrick H. Lauke < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>> On 09/08/2017 21:57, Birkir R. Gunnarsson wrote:
>>> You can't rely on the list as a way to pair a form field and a label.
>>> <ul>
>>> ,li><span>label for form field</span><input type="text"></li>
>>> ..
>>> </ul.
>>>
>>> If you properly associate the label with the input field you can still
>>> use the list markup, if it has some UI rasons or benefits, but I woud
>>> advice you hide the markup from assistive technologies by putting
>>> role="presentation" on the <ul> element. You can leave it in place,
>>> but it adds screen reader speak on the webpage which really does not
>>> benefit the user any.
>>
>> ...at which point you might as well not use a list and instead a set of
>> neutral <div> elements or similar...
>>
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