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From: Sutton, Jed
Date: Tue, Jun 25 2002 12:57PM
Subject: Labeling form elements for date
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In a form in a web page, I have three pull downs, one for month, one for day, and one for year. There is only one label that applies to all three. How can you associate one label to multiple elements? I noticed a thread in the archives regarding doing the same thing for time (e.g., hours and minutes), but no solution was presented.
Can you do this:
<label for="month"><label for="day"><label for="year">Select the date:</label></label><label>
From: Leo Smith
Date: Wed, Jun 26 2002 5:26AM
Subject: Re: Labeling form elements for date
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Jed,
you could use the title attribute for each of the <select> elements -
however, I have found that JAWS 4 does not read title on
<select>, only on <input>
From you description below, it sounds like you do need three
separate labels, otherwise how would the user know that
dropdown #1 was for month, #2 for day, and #3 for year.
I would suggest placing each form control's label inside each
<select>, as the selected item.
<select><option value="" selected="selected">choose a
year</option></select>
leo
In a form in a web page, I have three = pull downs, one for
month, one for day, and one for year. There is = only one
label that applies to all three. How can you associate = one
label to multiple elements? I noticed a thread in the
archives = regarding doing the same thing for time (e.g.,
hours and minutes), but = no solution was presented.
Can you do this:
<label = for=3D"month"><label for=3D"day"><label =
for=3D"year">Select the = date:</label></label><label>
Any help would be appreciated,
Jed Sutton
Aquilent
1100 West Street
Laurel, MD 20707
301 939 1640 phone
301 953 2368 fax
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
www.aquilent.com
Leo Smith
Web Designer/Developer
USM Office of Publications and Marketing
University of Southern Maine
207-780-4774
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