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RE: can <p> be used in place of <legend>?

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From: Patrick Lauke
Date: Jul 20, 2006 3:50AM

> Alastair Campbell

> Where a design has needed some kind of positioning, background, or
> anything more than a basic legend, I've taken to using a heading
> instead.

I'm just wondering, though, what happens when a user is in forms mode (or equivalent)? Would they have to exit forms mode to even be aware of the headings, whereas legends would be announced? Sorry, been a while since I had a play with JAWS...

Patrick
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