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Re: Optimum position of asterisk on web forms

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From: Dean Hamack
Date: Oct 9, 2008 12:50PM

So it sounds like the best method would be to use both; the asterik for
sighted users, and "required" for blind users. You could hide the required
portion of the label with a span and some negative positioning.

This is actually very timely info since I just got a call this morning from
one of the biggest online retailers in the world about redesigning the
payment portion of their site.


On 10/9/08 11:31 AM, "Karlen Communications" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I would also tend to put the "-required" in the form control as I never know
> when "star" means required for a field and since I usually just work with a
> list of form controls not the text around them, having the "- required" as
> part of the form control label lets me work through forms quickly.
>
> I don't think an asterisk provides enough accessibility. For form controls
>
> Cheers, Karen