- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 08:27:42 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
On 09/08/2018 07:41, Schnabel, Stefan wrote: > When placeholder is allowed as visible label replacement by the group > (some screen readers treat that pragmatically already as such when no > label is declared) we need also a user agent requirement from the group > not to hide it on input focus. Some browsers hide placeholder, others > don’t. I don't think the core discussion here was about whether or not placeholder is allowed to count as a *visible label* (as indeed the text disappears after user input, causing problems), but rather whether or not it's kosher for placeholder to be included in the accessible name computation by browsers. Two separate issues. P -- Patrick H. Lauke www.splintered.co.uk | https://github.com/patrickhlauke http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | http://redux.deviantart.com twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke
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