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Re: Accessible web forms: default text in edit boxes and text are as

for

From: Catherine Brys
Date: Feb 24, 2005 9:13AM

Thanks, Ben, Jukka, Jim, Tim and Mike, for answering my question on default
text.

I would just like to mention that the WCAG 2.0 are currently being drafted
and that comments are invited. See http://www.w3.org/WAI/ for details.

Using both the for attribute and wrapping the label around the input field
has probably become in use following the example in the WAI Techniques
document: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/#forms-labels which I think
was confusing indeed.

Thanks again!

Best regards,

Cath

Dr. Catherine M. Brys
Library Web Services Administrator
- Library Web Site Accessibility and Usability Project -
Glasgow University Library, Hillhead Street, Glasgow, G12 8QE, Scotland, UK
e: c.brys [at] lib.gla.ac.uk
t: +44 (0)141 330 6748
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