- From: Maurice Carey <maurice@thymeonline.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:45:19 -0400
- To: HTML Working Group <public-html@w3.org>
On 8/20/07 11:06 AM, "Lachlan Hunt" <lachlan.hunt@lachy.id.au> wrote: > Maurice Carey wrote: >> 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. > > That point wasn't about screen readers, it was about visual users who > would only see asterisks. > I'm not trying to counter your point or make another point. I'm asking a question that I don't know the answer to. -- :: 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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