21971 2013-05-08 17:59:18 +0000 Paragraph elements in fieldset example are semantically incorrect. 2014-01-16 15:10:19 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG HTML5 spec unspecified PC Linux RESOLVED FIXED CR P3 normal --- 1 xaxiobrandish robin mike poccil public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking robin travil public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 87447 0 xaxiobrandish 2013-05-08 17:59:18 +0000 The paragraph elements located in the examples at the following location are semantically incorrect: http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/forms.html#dom-fieldset-elements As per posts on the mailing list, they serve to separate content rather than grouping it. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-comments/2013May/0012.html http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-comments/2013May/0017.html Specifically, in the three examples at the end of the section, all paragraph elements can be removed and still achieve the same semantic effect. All of the elements in the forms are related, and separated by labels. 87462 1 poccil 2013-05-08 20:55:54 +0000 The issue I see with that is that "label" is usually rendered as an inline element by default, rather than as a block element. Accordingly, if the "p" elements are to be removed then I think the specification should do one of these three things. * Replace the "p" elements with another -- perhaps more appropriate -- block-level element, such as "div", or if that's not acceptable, * Include a CSS "style='display:block'", but I don't think that's ideal because none of the other examples in Section 4.10 include a style attribute; or if that's not acceptable, * Add a note next to the examples that under CSS, label elements are rendered as inline elements rather than as block elements by default. 87524 2 xaxiobrandish 2013-05-10 00:32:08 +0000 The first option you mention is the most acceptable, I believe. In the first proposition, the "fieldset" element already groups the related field controls, as does the "label" element, so no more semantic meaning is necessary. AS such, a "div" would be more appropriate since it adds no meaning to the content. Because this is a rendering(presentation) issue as you state, it seems like the best option. 87525 3 xaxiobrandish 2013-05-10 00:33:38 +0000 (In reply to comment #2) > The first option you mention is the most acceptable, I believe. > > In the first proposition, the "fieldset" element already groups the related > field controls, as does the "label" element, so no more semantic meaning is > necessary. AS such, a "div" would be more appropriate since it adds no > meaning to the content. Because this is a rendering(presentation) issue as > you state, it seems like the best option. *AS was not meant to be caps-locked. Apologies. 91103 4 travil 2013-07-22 23:03:17 +0000 EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the Editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the Tracker Issue; or you may create a Tracker Issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html Status: Accepted Change Description: Applied div for p + note. Fixed in 5.1: https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/72d8faaa484bc35c3b4d208ef4a1c0b1c9b5c767 And in the latest CR editors draft: https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/05d1f3f4f7002c0e12ce719c4acef39abfb5a85d 98577 5 sideshowbarker+gitzilla 2014-01-16 14:50:46 +0000 Commit pushed to merge-CR at https://github.com/w3c/html https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/0f25f5a31acf5644bc9ce02781cff07644722fb7 Cherry-pick [Bug 21971] Pulling: https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/72d8faaa484bc35c3b4d208ef4a1c0b1c9b5c767 into the CR branch (cherry picked from commit 05d1f3f4f7002c0e12ce719c4acef39abfb5a85d) 98584 6 sideshowbarker+gitzilla 2014-01-16 15:10:19 +0000 Commits pushed to CR at https://github.com/w3c/html https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/72d8faaa484bc35c3b4d208ef4a1c0b1c9b5c767 [Bug 21971] Paragraph elements in fieldset example are semantically incorrect https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/0f25f5a31acf5644bc9ce02781cff07644722fb7 Cherry-pick [Bug 21971]