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In this session, we will explore forms from top to bottom, examining how they work and how their components can be incorporated with other elements to maximize accessibility, improve semantics, and allow for more flexible styling. You’ll get to see the complete picture with forms, including new HTML5 field types, validation, error messages & formatting hints, how to mark up and style forms for the greatest flexibility in responsive designs, and best practices for enhancing forms with JavaScript.
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FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Aaron Gustafson @AaronGustafson slideshare.net/AaronGustafson
They are incredibly tedious to create.
They are undeniably annoying to fill in.
They can be frustrating to test.
can Forms suck.
don’t have to Forms suck.
can Forms suck. a lot less
Forms can be… easy to build predictable effortless to use and accessible
It’s all in how you look at them.
HELPFUL HINT Break large, complex forms into smaller, simpler, reusable patterns
Code Examples http://is.gd/ag_forms
How about a common example? Let’s look at a contact form.
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 1: Label & Field Your Name <input type=“text” name=“full_name”>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 1: Label & Field Your Name <input name=“full_name”>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 1: Label & Field Your Name <input name=“full_name”/>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 1: Label & Field Your Name <input name=“full_name”>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 1: Label & Field <label>Your Name</label> <input name=“full_name”>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 1: Label & Field <label for=“full_name”>Your Name</label> <input id=“full_name” name=“full_name”>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 1: Label & Field <label for=“full_name”>Your Name</label> <input id=“full_name” name=“full_name” required>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 1: Label & Field <label for=“full_name”>Your Name</label> <input id=“full_name” name=“full_name” required> Screen Reader: Narrator (via IE)
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 2: Label, Field & Note <label for=“email”>Your Email</label> <input id=“email” name=“email” required> We will only use your email address to respond to your message.
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 2: Label, Field & Note <label for=“email”>Your Email</label> <input id=“email” name=“email” required> We will only use your email address to respond to your message.
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 2: Label, Field & Note <label for=“email”>Your Email</label> <input id=“email” name=“email” required> We will only use your email address to respond to your message.
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 2: Label, Field & Note <label for=“email”>Your Email</label> <input type=“email” id=“email” name=“email” required> We will only use your email address to respond to your message.
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 2: Label, Field & Note <label for=“email”>Your Email</label> <input type=“email” id=“email” name=“email” required> We will only use your email address to respond to your message.
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 2: Label, Field & Note <label for=“email”>Your Email</label> <input type=“email” id=“email” name=“email” required> We will only use your email address to respond to your message.
Browsers ignore what they don’t understand
Progressive Enhancement
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 2: Label, Field & Note <label for=“email”>Your Email</label> <input type=“email” id=“email” name=“email” required> <em> We will only use your email address to respond to your message. </em>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 2: Label, Field & Note <label for=“email”>Your Email</label> <input type=“email” id=“email” name=“email” required> <em class=“note”> We will only use your email address to respond to your message. </em>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 2: Label, Field & Note <label for=“email”>Your Email</label> <input type=“email” id=“email” name=“email” required aria-describedby=“email-note”> <em class=“note” id=“email-note”> We will only use your email address to respond to your message. </em>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Pattern 2: Label, Field & Note <label for=“email”>Your Email</label> <input type=“email” id=“email” name=“email” required aria-describedby=“email-note”> <em class=“note” id=“email-note”> We will only use your email address to respond to your message. </em> Screen Reader: NVDA (via Firefox)
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Rinse & Repeat <label for=“subject”>Purpose of Your Message</label> <select id="subject" name="subject"> <option>Question/Comment</option> <option>Article Error</option> <option>Website Bug Report</option> <option>Ask the Sherpas a question</option> </select>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Rinse & Repeat <label for=“message”>Your Message</label> <textarea id="message" name="message"></textarea>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Buttons <input type=“submit” value=“Send My Message”>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Buttons <button type=“submit”>Send My Message</button>
HELPFUL HINT A button element can contain pretty much anything (within reason)
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Buttons <button type="submit" value=“basic"> <h3>Basic Plan</h3> <p>You get 20 <abbr title="gigabytes">GB</abbr> of storage and a single domain name for <strong>$2.99 <abbr title=“per month”>/mo</abbr></strong></p> </button>
That new email field looks cool, can we see more of that fancy HTML5 stuff?
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Requesting URLs <label for=“url”>URL</label> <input type=“url” id=“url” name=“url” required aria-describedby=“url-note” > <em class=“note” id=“url-note”> Please provide the URL for the specific page that includes the area you want reviewed. </em>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Requesting URLs <label for=“url”>URL</label> <input type=“url” id=“url” name=“url” required aria-describedby=“url-note” > <em class=“note” id=“url-note”> Please provide the URL for the specific page that includes the area you want reviewed. </em>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Requesting URLs <label for=“url”>URL</label> <input type=“url” id=“url” name=“url” required aria-describedby=“url-note” > <em class=“note” id=“url-note”> Please provide the URL for the specific page that includes the area you want reviewed. </em>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Requesting URLs <label for=“url”>URL</label> <input type=“url” id=“url” name=“url” required aria-describedby=“url-note” > <em class=“note” id=“url-note”> Please provide the URL for the specific page that includes the area you want reviewed. </em>
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FORMS Providing hints <label for=“url”>URL</label> <input type=“url” id=“url” name=“url” required aria-describedby=“url-note” placeholder=“http://www.yoursite.com/specific-page#anchored-section” > <em class=“note” id=“url-note”> Please provide the URL for the specific page that includes the area you want reviewed. </em>
HELPFUL HINT Placeholders are just that: placeholders for actual content. They are not labels!