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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: Jukka K. Korpela
Date: Sep 13, 2010 1:18PM

adam solomon wrote:

> I think we are talking about WCAG here,

You are? Which "WCAG"? Anyway, what matters is accessibility, not some
compilation of recommendations.

> and you must have a label markup or a title attribute.

You are not citing an item in "WCAG", and you are not saying why it would
matter.

> Yes, it is crucial. That is the accepted standard.

No it isn't. Standards are issued by standards bodies.

> It is needed at the very least for screen readers.

No it isn't. Screen readers do just fine if you have text describing the
input field before the field. If they don't, the screen reader, rather than
the document, should be regarded as faulty.

> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Jukka K. Korpela
> < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

Upside-down fullquoting in public discussions is a usual way of indicating
that you did not comprehensively read the text that you quote
comprehensively. This was no exception.

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