Re: Error Handling Best Practice?

@Alistair, Android 4.* supports HTML form validation <http://caniuse.com/#feat=form-validation> according to caniuse.com. So you could set a custom error message with .setCustomValidity. 

@David & Kirsten, to explore all the possible ways to make error messages accessible (to all) and to develop a proposal for an error element, I have created a repository: https://github.com/MichielBijl/error <https://github.com/MichielBijl/error>

So I’ll be watching this thread for any methods that might come up.

—Michiel

> On 22 Dec 2015, at 17:10, Alistair Garrison <alistair.j.garrison@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi David, 
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> It won't work on an Android pre-4.4 phones - as they don't support aria.  Due to the number of users of Android 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 phones a non-aria solution is still needed.  Aria can only be considered as a progressive enhancement to some other more supported HTML + JavaScript method.
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> All the best 
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> Alistair
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> On 22 Dec 2015, at 15:49, David MacDonald wrote:
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>> aria-describedby works today... it works well.... 
>> I support an <error> element. But it will still need an id that will be referred to by the corresponding input... so it will be no easier than described by.
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>> David & Kirsten MacDonald
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>> On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 4:18 AM, Alistair Garrison <alistair.j.garrison@gmail.com <mailto:alistair.j.garrison@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Dear All, 
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>> The discussion around future methods of error handling has been really interesting.  
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>> I'm still left wondering, however, about way more supported, solid HTML + JavaScript methods - and success stories of solutions within a small screen environment.  
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>> For real-world developers still having to support browsers that don't support aria this is a major problem which needs a clear solution, and for users a level of consistency to error handling on a small screen would be welcomed - to my mind, in the form of a mobile technique.
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>> All the best 
>> 
>> Alistair
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>> On 22 Dec 2015, at 08:12, Michiel Bijl wrote:
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>>> There is a discussion going on over at GitHub <https://github.com/w3c/aria/issues/128#issuecomment-166383811>. Sailesh Panchang expressed doubts as to whether we really need aria-errormessage, saying we can do the same thing with aria-describedby. Following that we discussed the subject a bit more on a11ySlackers <https://gitter.im/w3c/a11ySlackers?at=56783de1091b6f9e043a1294>. And came up with a couple of different ways/elements:
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>>> An <error> element
>>> An error role (would be the same as the <error> element)
>>> Use <output> to define the error. Status of the input should indicate whether output contains an error.
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>>> Any thoughts on these?
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>>> —Michiel
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>>>> On 22 Dec 2015, at 03:55, David MacDonald <david100@sympatico.ca <mailto:david100@sympatico.ca>> wrote:
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>>>> error messages should be associated with the error field via aria-describedby
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>>>> David & Kirsten MacDonald
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>>>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 8:54 AM, Balusani, Shirisha <sirib@uillinois.edu <mailto:sirib@uillinois.edu>> wrote:
>>>> The best way would be inline error or displaying error links on the top of the page . If errors are displayed on the top of the page (after selecting the submit/ save button), the focus should be taken to the first error in the list.
>>>> When user selects a error link, the focus should be shifted to the respective field( where error occurred).
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Siri
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>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: ajaysharma89003@gmail.com <mailto:ajaysharma89003@gmail.com> [mailto:ajaysharma89003@gmail.com <mailto:ajaysharma89003@gmail.com>]
>>>> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 7:42 AM
>>>> To: Michiel Bijl <michiel@agosto.nl <mailto:michiel@agosto.nl>>
>>>> Cc: Jonathan Avila <jon.avila@ssbbartgroup.com <mailto:jon.avila@ssbbartgroup.com>>; Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk <mailto:redux@splintered.co.uk>>; w3c-wai-ig@w3.org <mailto:w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: Error Handling Best Practice?
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>>>> Hi Michiel, by message I meant message in javascript alert dialog box, alert(), please forgive me for being unclear.
>>>> 
>>>> Ajay
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>>>> > On 18 Dec 2015, at 07:32, ajaysharma89003@gmail.com <mailto:ajaysharma89003@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> > Hi there, I am just curious to have your comments on isn't using javascript to display error message and taking focus to error causing field after closing the message is a good way to assist the user to correct the error?
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