Hi all, after recent discussion on list [1] I made some changes [2] in the 5.1 spec [3] to warn that use of placeholder as a label can reduce accessibility and usability Note: Use of the placeholder > <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/forms.html#attr-input-placeholder>attribute as a replacement for a > label<http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/forms.html#the-label-element>can reduce the accessibility and usability of the control for a range of > users including > older users and users with cognitive, mobility or vision impairments. > I also removed recommendation about using the title attribute for a longer hint advising instead to place it as text next to the control. Please review at your leisure, feedback welcome and appreciated. [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2013Feb/0164.html [2] https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/247c0c041dfdb7b9a760969872d35025cd6d90da [3] http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/forms.html#the-placeholder-attribute -- with regards Steve Faulkner Technical Director - TPG www.paciellogroup.com | www.HTML5accessibility.com | www.twitter.com/stevefaulkner HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives - dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/ Web Accessibility Toolbar - www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.htmlReceived on Monday, 25 February 2013 23:07:11 UTC
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