- From: Léonie Watson <tink@tink.uk>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:16:25 +0000
- To: Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>, Joshue O Connor - InterAccess <josh@interaccess.ie>, Andrew Kirkpatrick <akirkpat@adobe.com>, "w3c-waI-gl@w3. org" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
On 16/01/2018 12:11, Alastair Campbell wrote: > Léonie Watson wrote: >> If the intent is for authors to use one (or more) of the tokens defined in HTML, the phrase "maps to" might be misleading. > > I think it is being used appropriately, as they may not be exactly the same even if the title & descriptor are identical. > > For example, the purpose (from WCAG) would be for the user’s last name. However, the HTML autofill attribute is wider, for any last name. (At least that’s how I read it.) > > If you are filling out an HR form with all your family’s details, the page should not mark-up other people’s last names with the attribute, at least for accessibility conformance purposes. But wouldn't a conforming AT go looking for the exact token as defined in HTML? If not, where are these mappings defined? > > Cheers, > > -Alastair > -- @LeonieWatson @tink@toot.cafe Carpe diem
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