- From: Marla Runyan <marlarunyan1@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2017 21:22:28 -0500
- To: "Patrick H. Lauke" <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
Thank you for answering this question. Nearly every website I visit/use/audit is failing this requirement because they are relying on placeholder text as the visible label for text fields. Marla > On Jan 7, 2017, at 12:31 PM, Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk> wrote: > > On 07/01/2017 14:50, Marla Runyan wrote: >> Glenda, >> >> I totally agree: >> >> * A placeholder alone in a form field does not qualify as a label for >> sighted users because it is not always present. Note: A placeholder, >> then supplemented by a label (even if the label does not visually >> appear until after the user focuses on the field) is enough to pass >> - so long as a label is always programmatically associated. >> >> BUT - What if the placeholder text is styled to meet contrast specs >> (4.5:1) and is also styled to remain visible until the user begins >> typing - would placeholder text under these conditions qualify as a >> visible label when a programmatic label is also present? > > No because once something has been entered in the field, there is no more visible text acting as a label present for sighted users who are not using AT. > > Contrast is orthogonal to this discussion, as it's a separate issue. > > P > -- > Patrick H. Lauke > > www.splintered.co.uk | https://github.com/patrickhlauke > http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | http://redux.deviantart.com > twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke >
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