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Re: Label vs ALT tag on form elements

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From: Keith Parks
Date: Mar 22, 2007 5:10PM

On Mar 21, 2007, at 11:00 AM, Moore, Michael wrote:

> Perhaps its time for a little comparison and some results of testing.
>
> [snip... ZoomText 9.0: Label element fails with ZoomText's reader.
> Title attribute provides most reliable rendering of the purpose of
> the input.
>
> Our recommendation: Use both title and label whenever possible to
> achieve the most robust coverage.

So just to confirm, you tested "Title" and not "ALT", which was what
I originally asked about, right?

Did you test ALT attributes?


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