- From: Mallory van Achterberg <stommepoes@stommepoes.nl>
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:16:36 +0100
- To: Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- Cc: Jay Munro <jaymunro@microsoft.com>, HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 12:03:51AM -0800, Steve Faulkner wrote: > Hi Jay, Mallory > > I have updated the note after reviewing your feedback > > now reads [1]: > > Use of the placeholder attribute as a replacement for a label can reduce > > the accessibility and usability of the control for a range of users > > including older users and users with cognitive, mobility, fine motor skill > > or vision impairments. While the hint given by the control's label is > > shown at all times; the short hint given in the placeholder attribute is > > only shown before the user enters a value. Furthermore, placeholder text > > may be mistaken for a pre filled value, and as commonly implemented the > > default color of the placeholder text provides insufficient contrast and > > the lack of a separate visible label reduces the size of the hit region > > available for setting focus on the control. > > > > further feedback welcome! > > [1] > http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/forms.html#the-placeholder-attribute > > regards > SteveF With my G-nazi hat on: Grammatically, the semi-colon after "shown at all times" should be a comma. Pre-filled is usually one word when used as an adjective. cheers, Mallory
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