- From: Kornel Lesiński <kornel@geekhood.net>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:03:51 -0000
Google's annoucement of autocompletetype type[1] uses type="text" field for e-mail input, which doesn't seem right given that HTML has <input type="email"> already. Should <input type="text" autocompletetype="email"> behave just like <input type="email">? Similar ambiguity exists for <input type=text autocompletetype=phone-full> and <input type=tel>. Why not fold autocompletetype types into the existing type attribute (or autocomplete attribute)? Type could be redefined as space-separated list, so <input type="cc-full-name name-full section-billing"> could work just like autocompletetype. It would be backwards compatible with HTML5 types and fall back to text for new types or lists. Having all of type, autocomplete and autocompletetype looks quite messy. [1] http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2012/01/making-form-filling-faster-easier-and.html -- regards, Kornel Lesi?ski
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