Re: Placeholder attribute an accessible name?

@Patrick H. Lauke:
You wrote:
"The question isn't though if developers should or shouldn't. It's
whether or not the behaviour of browsers to use the fallback
(documented in the accessible name computation algorithm) to expose an
accessible name counts as passing 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value".
I believe, as stated in my last email, that the fallback mechanism is
for AT makers to support something they might be forced to do to aid
their users. Is there a documented sufficient technique for use of
placeholder like there is for label element or aria-labelledby /
aria-label that developers can turn too?
Granted the techniques doc says other methods may be used but I
suppose only after robust testing that those work across target
platforms and usage scenarios.
Best wishes,

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Sailesh Panchang
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Deque Systems Inc
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Received on Monday, 24 October 2022 13:11:10 UTC