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Re: Do you need to have a label on a form field when it has a default value?

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From: Susan Grossman
Date: Sep 11, 2010 2:18PM

On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 11:05 AM, adam solomon < <EMAIL REMOVED>
> wrote:

> Labels are always advisable, but not required. Where a label is not
> desired
> by the developer, WCAG indicates that a title attribute will suffice in its
> stead. One or the other, at the very least.
>


Thanks everyone. Just wanted to make sure i wasn't introducing different
issues.

Susan


>
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Terrill Bennett <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > So I enter the field and here "Enter a 10 digit T-Mobile Number."
> > Excellent, I can do that!
> >
> > I enter: 1234567890
> >
> > I move to another field (forward or backward in the form).
> >
> > I come back to that field and here "1234567890"
> >
> > Hmmm... what's this field for? It sounds like my T-Mobile phone
> > number, but is that what I was supposed to put in there? I don't
> > know, for sure.
> >
> > I vote "Label the field properly."
> >
> > As we all know: "Practice Makes Permanent" and "Perfect Practice
> > Makes Perfect." Once you go down the Dark Side, you will convince
> > yourself it's a good practice.
> >
> > -- Terrill --
> >
> > =======================> > From: Dean Hamack
> > Date: Sep 9, 2010 3:14PM
> >
> > Building a form, and the design specs show a form field with the
> > instructions for what to enter right in the field, like so:
> >
> > <input name="mobile" type="text" value="Enter a 10 digit T-Mobile Number"
> > />
> >
> > Is a label really necessary here? It seems redundant to me.
> >