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RE: can <p> be used in place of <legend>?
From: Alastair Campbell
Date: Jul 20, 2006 3:20AM
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> The main question is: Why would you want to replace LEGEND with a P?
Because browser CSS support for styling the legend sucks :(
http://www.quirksmode.org/bugreports/archives/2006/03/Positioning_the_le
gend_tag.html
http://marc.baffl.co.uk/bugs.php#legend
> The next versions of Jaws or older versions or other software might
> not support it and from a strictly semantic point of view it is not
> making any sense.
Where a design has needed some kind of positioning, background, or
anything more than a basic legend, I've taken to using a heading
instead.
Not ideal, but probably better than a <p>.
Kind regards,
-Alastair
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