- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:16:40 +0000 (UTC)
On Sat, 17 Jul 2004, Jim Ley wrote: > Hallvord wrote: > > > > > > It doesn't work with scripting disabled when you enter "15/7/4" and > > > then use the back button after submission, no hint is available to > > > the user, even though that is essential to me being able to submit > > > the form. > > > > I guess most websites would handle this by returning the same form > > with error message and extra hints, not like the demo that just tells > > you to use the back button. > > but how does it do this By knowing (since the data wasn't in the right format) that it wasn't a WF2 UA, and thus doing everything exactly the same as you would today. > this is my point, as soon as you want to put a value in the datetime > control (and everyone does this when re-displaying a form) you use the > ability to put the hint in - despite the fact the hint is more important > now, as the user obviously didn't understand it the first time! You don't lose this ability. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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