How to have one label for multiple select boxes?
I have on this check in form:
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The problem with using one label for all three input boxes is that an non-sighted user is not going to know which of three boxes the focus is in because the same text will be read out in each case. There's a number of approaches possible. Maybe the safest is to have a label for each box, but hide those labels off to the left side of the viewport. Another possibility which ought to work, but I haven't tested would be this:
<fieldset> <legend>Check in date</legend> <select id="day" aria-label="day"> <option value="1">1</option> <option value="2">2</option> <option value="3">3</option> <option value="4">4</option> </select> <select id="month" aria-label="month"> <option value="1">1</option> <option value="2">2</option> <option value="3">3</option> <option value="4">4</option> </select> <select id="year" aria-label="year"> <option value="1">2012</option> <option value="2">2013</option> </select> </fieldset>讨论(0) -
There is no proper way; a label refers to one element. Just point it to the first one.
<label for="day">Check in date </label>You could also use a specifically-styled
<fieldset>if you like semantics, but I think that's a bit overkill. An<input type="date">is probably the best option here, as it is one element that can be pointed to by your<label>, is more semantic, and can be somewhat friendlier if you implement a good date picker to go along with it.If you want to stick with the
<select>s, try giving each one atitleattribute for accessibility.讨论(0) -
Trying to improve @Bracketworks answer:
<label id="date">Check in date</label> <label for="day" id="label_day">Day</label> <select id="day" aria-labelledby="date label_day"> <!-- ... --> </select> <label for="month" id="label_month">Month</label> <select id="month" aria-labelledby="date label_month"> <!-- ... --> </select> <label for="year" id="label_year">Year</label> <select id="year" aria-labelledby="date label_year"> <!-- ... --> </select>See example 1 of MDN's "Using the aria-labelledby attribute".
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Following with the answer from @Alohci, you can also use
aria-labelledbyand reverse the naming reference (which I think is a bit closer to the convention you were looking for):<label id="date">Check in date</label> <select aria-labelledby="date"> <!-- ... --> </select> <select aria-labelledby="date"> <!-- ... --> </select> <select aria-labelledby="date"> <!-- ... --> </select>Also note, as per the W3C on
labelled-by:If the label text is visible on screen, authors SHOULD use
aria-labelledbyand SHOULD NOT usearia-label. Usearia-labelonly if the interface is such that it is not possible to have a visible label on the screen. User agents give precedence toaria-labelledbyoveraria-labelwhen computing the accessible name property.讨论(0) -
You cannot associate a
labelelement with more than one control. This is described in the definition of label.You could give each
selectelement its own label.A better approach is to have a single text input field for a date. Then there is no problem with
label. It means more work, since you have to parse the data server-side, and you should also parse it client-side (for checks, so that the user can immediately be informed of problems). But it is better usability (surely it is faster to type in a date than to use three clumsy dropdowns) and better accessibility. You need to decide on a date format and clearly tell the user what the expected format is.讨论(0) -
HTML5's input type="date" might be useful too, particularly if you're using month/day/year select boxes as a way to limit date selection possibilities. This input element supports
minandmaxdate attributes, so you can apply your limitations. It's not supported by older browsers, but I've seen smart cookies use jQueryUI's datepicker as a shim (by using capabilities detection to determinetype="date"support, then loading in and invoking the datepicker only if it isn't supported natively).讨论(0)
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