Tests Per HTML Technique

W3C Editor's Draft 2005-08-11

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Editor:

Chris Ridpath, ATRC, University Of Toronto

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Abstract

• Each label associated with an input element contains text.
• Each label describes its asssociated input element.
• All input elements, with type of "text", have an explicitly associated label.
• All input elements, with type of "password", have an explicitly associated label .
• All input elements, with type of "checkbox", have an explicitly associated label .
• All input elements, with type of "file", have an explicitly associated label .
• All input elements, with type of "radio", have an explicitly associated label .

Technique - Implicit labels for form controls (deprecated)

There are no checks assigned for this technique.

Technique - Label form controls with the title attribute

There are no checks assigned for this technique.

Technique - Grouping form controls

• All radio button groups are marked using fieldset and legend elements.
• legend text is not empty or whitespace.
• legend text is not placeholder text.
• legend text describes the group of choices.

Technique - Grouping options of select elements

There are no checks assigned for this technique.

Technique - Tab order in forms

There are no checks assigned for this technique.

Technique - Text alternatives for submit buttons

• All input elements with a type attribute value of "image" have an alt attribute.
• Alt text for all input elements with a type attribute value of "image" identifies the purpose or function of the image.

Technique - Tabular forms

There are no checks assigned for this technique.