Re: [whatwg] Hide placeholder on input controls on focus

• From: Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:44:41 +1100
• To: Tim Streater <tim@clothears.org.uk>
• Cc: WHAT Working Group <whatwg@lists.whatwg.org>
• Message-ID: <CAHp8n2mQQ3PKVHM1zGUq3OLGx_E1fZRynNHQyLFEiBx3KBk3PA@mail.gmail.com>

On 23 Mar 2013 10:00, "Tim Streater" <tim@clothears.org.uk> wrote:
>
> On 22 Mar 2013 at 22:32, Glenn Maynard <glenn@zewt.org> wrote:
>
> > I start typing after I read the placeholder.  Hiding placeholder text
just
> > because I focused the input is wrong; I may not have read it yet.
>
> You shouldn't start typing until you *have* read it. Simples.

When you tab onto it, you likely haven't seen it yet. Whereas when you
click on it, you likely have.

Silvia.

Received on Friday, 22 March 2013 23:45:07 UTC