Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/resources/forms/standard.adp
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/resources/forms/standard.adp,v
diff -u -N -r1.17.6.4 -r1.17.6.5
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/resources/forms/standard.adp	27 Feb 2007 09:17:06 -0000	1.17.6.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/resources/forms/standard.adp	3 Mar 2007 00:19:23 -0000	1.17.6.5
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <multiple name=elements>
 	<if @elements.section@ not nil>
-		<fieldset class="formelement" title="for screen readers .. more attributes">
-   		<legend>@elements.section@</legend>
+		<fieldset id="@elements.section@" @elements.sec_fieldset;noquote@><!-- section fieldset -->
+		<if @elements.sec_legendtext@ not nil>
+		  <legend @elements.sec_legend;noquote@>@elements.sec_legendtext@</legend>
+		</if>
 	</if>
 	
 	<group column="section">
@@ -121,16 +123,6 @@
 </group>
 
 <if @elements.section@ not nil>
-	</fieldset>
+	</fieldset> <!-- section fieldset -->
 </if>
 </multiple>
-
-
-<multiple name="elements">
-	<if @form_properties.show_required_p@ true>
-		<if @elements.optional@ nil and @elements.mode@ ne "display" and @elements.widget@ ne "inform" and @elements.widget@ ne "hidden" and @elements.widget@ ne "submit">
-			#acs-templating.required# <% break %>
-		</if>
-	</if>
-</multiple>
-
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/element-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/element-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.25.6.1 -r1.25.6.2
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/element-procs.tcl	26 Feb 2007 18:22:06 -0000	1.25.6.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/element-procs.tcl	3 Mar 2007 00:19:23 -0000	1.25.6.2
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@
 
   # set the form section
   set opts(section) $form_properties(section)
+	if { ![string equal $opts(section) ""] } {
+		set opts(sec_fieldset) $form_properties(sec_fieldset)
+		set opts(sec_legend) $form_properties(sec_legend)
+		set opts(sec_legendtext) $form_properties(sec_legendtext)
+	}
 
   template::util::get_opts $args
 
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/form-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/form-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.32.6.2 -r1.32.6.3
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/form-procs.tcl	17 Feb 2007 23:28:55 -0000	1.32.6.2
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/form-procs.tcl	3 Mar 2007 00:19:23 -0000	1.32.6.3
@@ -385,19 +385,53 @@
   return [template::adp_eval code]
 }
 
-ad_proc -public template::form::section { id section } {
-    Set the name of the current section of the form.  A form may be
-    divided into any number of sections for layout purposes.  Elements
-    are tagged with the current section name as they are added to the
-    form.  A form style template may insert a divider in the form
-    whenever the section name changes.
+ad_proc -public template::form::section { 
+	{-fieldset ""}
+	{-legendtext ""}
+	{-legend ""}
+	id 
+	section 
+} {
+    Set the current section (fieldset) of the form. A form may be
+    divided into any number of fieldsets to group related
+    elements. Elements are tagged with the current fieldset properties
+    as they are added to the form. A form style template may insert a
+    divider in the form whenever the fieldset identifier changes.
 
-    @param id      The form identifier.
-    @param section The name of the current section.
+    @param id          The form identifier.
+    @param section     The current fieldset identifier
+	@param fieldset    A list of name-value attribute pairs for the FIELDSET tag
+	@param legendtext  The legend text
+	@param legend      A list of name-value attribute pairs for the LEGEND tag
 } {
-  get_reference
+	get_reference
 
-  set properties(section) $section
+	set properties(section) $section
+	set properties(sec_legendtext) $legendtext
+
+	# fieldset attributes
+	set properties(sec_fieldset) ""
+	array set fs_attributes $fieldset
+	foreach name [array names fs_attributes] {
+		if { [string equal $fs_attributes($name) {}] } {
+			append properties(sec_fieldset) " $name"
+		} else {
+			append properties(sec_fieldset) " $name=\"$fs_attributes($name)\""
+		}
+	}
+
+	# legend attributes
+	set properties(sec_legend) ""
+	if { ![string eq $legendtext ""] } {
+		array set lg_attributes $legend
+		foreach name [array names lg_attributes] {
+			if { [string equal $lg_attributes($name) {}] } {
+				append properties(sec_legend) " $name"
+			} else {
+				append properties(sec_legend) " $name=\"$lg_attributes($name)\""
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 ad_proc -private template::form::render { id tag_attributes } {