[thelist] <fieldset> and <legend> vs <h2>
Robert O'Rourke
rob at sanchothefat.com
Wed Jun 27 09:41:41 CDT 2007
Ben Glassman wrote:
> On 6/27/07, Robert O'Rourke <rob at sanchothefat.com> wrote:
>
>
>>> Bill Moseley wrote:
>>>
>>>> I tend to use fieldsets with every form, even for forms that have a
>>>>
>> few
>>
>>>> elements.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> In XHTML strict it's a requirement so I stick to as a coding standard.
>>>
>
> Does this mean that the w3.org validator is missing support for validating
> this? I routinely use fieldsets without legends for consistency in my code
> and have never received an error or warning.
>
> Ben
>
No I meant that form fields are required to be inside a fieldset but
I've had no validation problems with not using a legend. Sorry I didn't
make it clear.
Rob
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