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RE: Explicit Link Between Radio Buttons and "Question" Label?

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From: Hoffman, David
Date: Feb 12, 2003 12:09PM

I have previously experimented with using fieldset and legend as suggested.
In addition to the issues listed below by Lori, legend has some very rigid
requirements, which interfered with the desired HTML coding on complex
forms. I am hoping for either an alternative solution or some kind of effort
to ensure that the standards directly address the issue in the future.

Thanks,
David

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From: Lori K. Brown [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 2:22 PM
To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
Subject: Re: Explicit Link Between Radio Buttons and "Question" Label?

I use fieldsets to group form elements, but not typically at that
level of granularity. I tend to use them to group sections of form
elements ('contact information', 'credit card
information', 'shipping address', for example) rather than to
bracket a single question and its answers.

Don't you think that if one designs forms w/ a different fieldset
around each 'question', the form would look very busy and cluttered
w/ fieldset boxes? I know you can adjust their appearance w/ styles,
but if you get rid of the border, fieldsets don't do any useful
grouping for sighted users.

Lori Kay Brown
User Interface Engineer
SiteScape, Inc.
E-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED>


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