To simplify: not all web browsers and platforms support form styling, or to a lesser extent, so it usually not a good path to take.

thank you!

Interesting to hear. Labels and wrapping doesn’t seem to be a sure approach in IE.

However, I should point out I’m using img, not text for the label. When I replace image with plain text, the entire label is clickable.

Well, I guess that anything that can be clickable in a web page (except for buttons) usually have got a pointer cursor, so that’s what people have gotten used too; therefore I think it’s ok to use it.

However, if it’s the correct thing to do or not, I’m not sure.

As much as I appreciate the ease with which to create code or edit content in DW, I am a coder from the beginning and I don’t believe that a student Web designer/developer can become a good one without learning and working with the code and for that reason, I don’t shy away from code in my books.

Thanks, I wasn’t aware of that in WCAG 2.0. I generally agree with you, but I just think people use the wrapping approach when it comes to very large forms with a lot elements, and they think it’s a hassle to create a lot of dynamic IDs.

Commendable that you’re teaching them code view, it’s more than most places!

I would always suggest to do so too. There is no reason to use them to wrap the input.

Sounds good!

I teach my readers to use the Code view and I do mention that IE doesn’t support just the label tag as a clickable label unless the label wraps the input and the for attribute is used.

Yes, I also tend to do that with a pointer cursor. However, is it the correct approach?

Sacha,

Yes, the second option is valid.

Jules,

It’s ok!
Unfortunate to hear that it is like that in Dreamweaver.

Sorry Robert for messing up your comments.

This highlights one of the weaknesses I have found in Dreamweaver 8: although, by default, the Input Tag Accessibility Dialog box pops up each time you insert an input tag and it provides you options for the labeltag, unfortunately, the options are only Wrap tag around form input (may not be an exact quote of the text) and Use the for attribute. It is unfortunate that both options may not be selected at the same time but I have submitted this item as an enhancement request to MacrAdobia.

Robert: Is the section option valid? If yes, I’m exclusively going to use it. Just to make IE users angry.

Ah, thank you. Fixed.

I think it isn’t the default style because it isn’t a link, i.e. it doesn’t lead anywhere. Then again, one can argue if people understand if something’s clickable if the cursor is only an arrow…