Bug: Firefox Accessibility Inspector reports placeholder attribute as eligible for accessible name

Dear AG,

*TL:DR* - please read the a11y bug report and vote for it if you agree:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1480831

*Initial Response from Jamie at Mozilla *- the W3C name calc spec should be
changed, not the FF accessible name calc.

So, wise AGers, which is correct?  The W3C Accessible Name Calc Spec?  Or
Firefox Accessibility Inspector?

G

PS - more detail

*Bug Details:*

There is a mistake in the way the Firefox Accessibility Inspector is
calculating accessible name. It is currently reporting (for a field that
only has a placeholder) that the placeholder is the accessible name.

Code to test: <input type="text"  name="first"  placeholder="First Name"
id="first">
Sample of code to test: https://codepen.io/goodwitch/pen/OwEmEw
Firefox Accessibility Inspector reports this field as having an accessible
name of “First Name”


*Actual results:*

According to the W3C Accessible Name Calc, placeholder is not eligible to
be considered when determining the accessible name.
https://www.w3.org/TR/accname-1.1/



*Expected results:*

Firefox Accessibility Inspector should report the accessible name as null.

*glenda sims* <glenda.sims@deque.com>, cpacc
<http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/certification>   | team a11y lead
| 512.963.3773

        deque systems <http://www.deque.com>  accessibility for good