- From: Maurice Carey <maurice@thymeonline.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:56:14 -0400
- To: HTML Working Group <public-html@w3.org>
On 8/20/07 10:47 AM, "Lachlan Hunt" <lachlan.hunt@lachy.id.au> wrote: > 2. The technique doesn't work well with password fields, since the value > is rendered as asterisks or dots. The Uniwired example above actually > positions text box on top of the password field which is then removed > upon focus to achive the effect. Why can't screen readers or assistive user agents realize that <input type="password"> is a password field. So, don't say "*asterisk*asterisk*asterisk*asterisk" out loud and say "password field" instead. -- :: thyme online ltd :: po box cb13650 nassau the bahamas :: website: http://www.thymeonline.com/ :: tel: 242 327-1864 fax: 242 377 1038
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