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Re: using "label for=" on things other than inputs

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From: Steve Faulkner
Date: Feb 23, 2016 7:09AM

On 22 February 2016 at 18:22, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Steve, the API document also doesn't seem to indicate label can be used
> for input type button, reset, submit, and image. This is the
> traditionally understood approach. However you mention the HTML5 spec
> allows all input to be labelled yet the spec only appears to call out type
> hidden. Is this also a bug from the Accessibility API spec or did I miss
> something? Just wanted to confirm.


hi Jon, the HTML5 spec defines that any input, apart from type=hidden, can
be labelled using the label element.

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SteveF
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