- From: Jim Ley <jim.ley@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 20:12:25 +0100
On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 04:29:58 +1200, Matthew Thomas <mpt at myrealbox.com> wrote: > So someone could type the data using > exactly the same keystrokes as they would on a UA that didn't support > WF2, and it would still produce the desired result. Except the main advantage of inputgroup is not the grouping functionality, but the fact it degrades to something other than a single control. I understood this to be the primary motivator, not the focus behaviour. > Advantages over <inputgroup>: > * requires no extra effort by authors Yep, they have to process single field results, which are likely less accurate than constrained results (the example for example had the 2nd part of the group as a select element) > * requires no change of behavior by users used to non-WF UAs Other than they'd've had multiple controls in one of the proposed use cases, so they'll have to learn not to use tab. Jim.
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