Is the fieldset tag only really for use in form layout, or can you use it in other instances if you wish? Whats the best practice with this one guys?
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Is the fieldset tag only really for use in form layout, or can you use it in other instances if you wish? Whats the best practice with this one guys?
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As far as I know the fieldset should tag should only be used for form data, as it's a container for 'fields' in a form.
<fieldset> elements should only be used in <form> elements.
CSS can be used to achieve the look of a <fieldset> with other elements.
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The wording in the DTD makes it quite clear that FIELDSET is only to be used in forms:
Code:<!ELEMENT FIELDSET - - (#PCDATA,LEGEND,(%flow;)*) -- form control group -->
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And for how to use them with CSS, check out Tyssen's article Legends of Style.
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