- From: B.K. DeLong <bkdelong@pobox.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 07:36:44 -0400
- To: "Lauke PH" <P.H.Lauke@salford.ac.uk>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
At 10:23 AM 8/27/2003 +0100, Lauke PH wrote: >I usually tend to have a single space as default value. It's unobtrusive >(as opposed to longwinded placeholders such as the ones you mention...sure, >you can use javascript to clear the input onfocus, but that won't prevent >Lynx users and co. from having to painstakingly delete the default value >before >being able to enter their text), and the leading space character that may >be passed on as a result of this can easily be filtered out server-side >(for search boxes, it usually doesn't have any influence on the search >results). > >But yes, I'd like to hear other list members' opinions on the "single space" >solution (?) But doesn't this defeat the reason behind placing default text in edit boxes? The related WCAG item says "Some legacy assistive technologies require initial text in form controls" - out of curiosity, which user agents? Thanks. -- B.K. DeLong bkdelong@pobox.com +1.617.797.2472 http://ocw.mit.edu Work. http://www.brain-stream.com Play. http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org Potter. http://www.city-of-doors.com Sigil PGP Fingerprint: 38D4 D4D4 5819 8667 DFD5 A62D AF61 15FF 297D 67FE
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