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Re: Forms mode and error messages

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From: Léonie Watson
Date: Aug 13, 2011 6:51AM

Nancy Johnson wrote:
"Second test: Tried to add incorrect data to the form so to force an
error message... In this case I had to tab from control to control...
the error message was not readable. Did not actually do anything to
turn on "forms" mode."

Are the error messages being produced inside the form labels? Are
the labels properly associated with the corresponding form fields? The most
common cause of labels not being announced when tabbing through a form
(either in or out of forms mode), is that the labels aren't setup properly.
More on this here:
http://webaim.org/techniques/forms/controls

Léonie.