- From: Maurizio Boscarol <maurizio@usabile.it>
- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:50:26 +0100
- To: "John M Slatin" <john_slatin@austin.utexas.edu>, "Jens Meiert" <jens.meiert@erde3.com>, "lisa seeman" <seeman@netvision.net.il>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
From: "John M Slatin" > I think placeholder text would be both redundant and potentially > confusing, because some user agents automatically select the placeholder > text (so that entering the search text would replace the placeholder) > while others do not. In the latter case, a user might enter the search > term but submit a query that also contained the placeholder text, > leading to confusing results. I agree with John for most of entry forms. In other cases, remember that placeholder text can be a useful format entry help: i.e., dd-mm-yyyy, or so. So the guidellines should distinguish between the cases. Maurizio Boscarol http://www.usabile.it ======================================== Ecologia dei siti web http://www.ecologiadeisitiweb.it/ Hops Libri - A book to build a both usable and accessible site in the real world (only italian) ========================================
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