- From: Access Systems <accessys@smart.net>
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 13:49:43 -0500 (EST)
- To: "Gemayel, Ziad" <ZGemayel@lighthouse.org>
- Cc: "'w3c-wai-ig@w3.org'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Gemayel, Ziad wrote: well I always just put a hypen in the question ie: yyyy-mm-dd or phone # ***-***-**** and let the user replace the * or yy with the number, thus it always shows. Bob > > Hi everyone, > > I am trying to gather feedback regarding two ways of requesting dates and > phone numbers. I think it is more of a usability issue than an > accessibility issue and probably personal preferences are involved. > > First style: > Date (example: mmddyyyy) [ ] > Phone (example: 2121234567) [ ] > > This format requires input in one field with no spaces and no punctuation. > It also means less tabbing, but may be confusing to some and thus lead to > errors. > > Second style: > Date (example: mm dd yyyy) (enter month as mm)* [ ] (enter day as dd)* [ > ] (enter year as yyyy)* [ ]. The * here means that the text is not > visible, but is placed in the title attribute and therefore is available to > Jaws and Window-Eyes users (I understand that I might be undermining > universal accessibility by considering only Jaws and Window-eyes, but I > would like to focus on the issue of having one input field versus three in > this case). > > Phone (enter area code)* [ ] (enter first 3 digits)* [ ] (enter last 4 > digits)* [ ]. Again, the * here means that the text is not visible, but is > placed in the title attribute. > > Thanks for your feedback, > > Ziad Gemayel > ************************************************************************************************** > The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. > It is intended for the named recipient(s) only. > If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager or the > sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies. > > ** eSafe scanned this email for viruses, vandals and malicious content ** > ************************************************************************************************** > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve Neither liberty nor safety", Benjamin Franklin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASCII Ribbon Campaign accessBob NO HTML/PDF/RTF in e-mail accessys@smartnospam.net NO MSWord docs in e-mail Access Systems, engineers NO attachments in e-mail, *LINUX powered* access is a civil right *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# THIS message and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may be privileged. They are intended ONLY for the individual or entity named
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