Re: Question: placeholder label option

Independent of the <select> specific element, it appears to me that the
Placeholder attribute reports accurately to the ACCESSIBLENAME in the API
for all interactive elements. From that perspective it seems to be
sufficient. Where it is not sufficient is that it disappears when the user
enters the field, so the moment they enter the filed, there is no visible
label which fails 3.3.2.

We may want to look at techniques where the placeholder floats visibly
above the interactive element on focus.

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On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 2:03 PM, Sailesh Panchang <spanchang02@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> From HTML5 specs:
> "A  placeholder label option  does not represent an actual option, but
> instead represents a label for the  select control.
> If a  select  element has a  required  attribute specified, does not have
> a  multiple  attribute specified, and has a  display size  of 1, then the
> select element must have a placeholder label option.
>  placeholder - User-visible label to be placed within the form control"
>
> Question: Should a placeholder label option as defined  above qualify as
> an accessible name for a SELECT control?
> It says it is a "label for a select control".
> Thanks,
> Sailesh Panchang
>
>