[htdig] Web Accessibility - Section 508 Compliance

[ICBG G. D. C. <su...@ic...>]

Hi,

We are using htdig for a web site that must be 508 compliant.
In the mail archive, I found my question asked, but did not find
an answer. (There was one answer from Tsjebbe de Vries but
he misunderstood the question).

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=3D9533373

If there is an answer in the archive, please point me at it.

If not, then, in the archive, Martin states his question well.
But, I can add an html example for clarity.  Here is an html snippet
generated by htDig:

<input type=3D"hidden" name=3D"exclude" value=3D"">
Match: <select name=3D"method">
<option value=3D"and" selected>All
<option value=3D"or">Any
<option value=3D"boolean">Boolean
</select>

This form is not considered accessible to a blind person.  To be
accessible the select statement must contain an id that ties it to the
label.

<input type=3D"hidden" name=3D"exclude" value=3D"">
<label for=3D"Match">Match: </label>
<select name=3D"method" id=3D"Match">
<option value=3D"and" selected>All
<option value=3D"or">Any
<option value=3D"boolean">Boolean
</select>

This problem can be solved by having htdig generate an id that is
identical to the name attribute.

<select name=3D"method" id=3D"method">....</select>
<select name=3D"format" id=3D"format">
<select name=3D"sort" id=3D"sort">

etc. etc.  Then by looking at the generated html, one can determine the
label to use.  ie:

<label for=3D"method">Match: </label>
<label for=3D"format">Format: </label>
<label for=3D"sort">Sort by: </label>

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Dee

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