Re: [REVIEW REQUESTED][ARIA] placeholder

Hi Joanie,

> 2. What changes to the proposed ARIA spec text need to be made before we
>     are ready to officially add this attribute to ARIA 1.1?

The text looks good, but I have misgivings about the example, repeated here:

<span id="label">Search orders:</span>
<div role="searchbox" aria-labelledby="label" aria-placeholder="Title, 
Department, Recipient...">Title, Department, Recipient...</div>

The aria-placeholder text is identical to the pre-filled value of the 
searchbox.  Yet, the preceding note warns about users confusing 
placeholder text with a pre-filled value.

The placeholder text should be something different, but I'm not sure 
what to use in this particular example.  I don't really understand what 
it is trying to convey to users.

Another possibility is to replace it with a completely different example:

<span id="label">Birthday:</span>
<div role="searchbox" aria-labelledby="label" 
aria-placeholder="MM-DD-YYYY">03-14-1879</div>

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Received on Thursday, 9 April 2015 15:48:51 UTC