Re: [whatwg] Pattern Hint

2005-10-07 Thread Matthew Raymond
Ian Hickson wrote: Actually, the way the spec is written now, the UA _can_ assume that the title attribute is going to help. In fact it is encouraged. Assume that your proposal (hint) is spelt title and implement it like that. (Including the little button you wanted for hint). That is the

Re: [whatwg] Pattern Hint

2005-10-07 Thread Ian Hickson
On Fri, 7 Oct 2005, Matthew Raymond wrote: There is a certain presumption that the author doesn't want to use |title| for any other purpose than providing input hints. This is potentially erroneous. For instance, the |title| may describe the purpose of the input rather than the input

Re: [whatwg] Pattern Hint

2005-08-29 Thread Dean Edwards
Ian Hickson wrote: On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Dean Edwards wrote: Actually, the way the spec is written now, the UA _can_ assume that the title attribute is going to help. In fact it is encouraged. Assume that your proposal (hint) is spelt title and implement it like that. (Including the little

Re: [whatwg] Pattern Hint

2005-08-29 Thread Ian Hickson
On Mon, 29 Aug 2005, Dean Edwards wrote: Ian Hickson wrote: On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Dean Edwards wrote: Actually, the way the spec is written now, the UA _can_ assume that the title attribute is going to help. In fact it is encouraged. Assume that your proposal (hint) is spelt title and

Re: [whatwg] Pattern Hint

2005-08-23 Thread Ian Hickson
On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Dean Edwards wrote: I know this has been suggested before, and was rejected, but I would quite like to see a pattern hint attribute added to Web Forms 2.0. With more complex input controls we should spare a thought for the poor user. There is one. It's the title

Re: [whatwg] Pattern Hint

2005-08-23 Thread Ian Hickson
On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Dean Edwards wrote: I'm also concerned about pattern mismatches. If a form is invalid the UA is supposed to feed back information to help the user complete the form. http://whatwg.org/specs/web-forms/current-work/#form-submission For most types, pattern mismatches

Re: [whatwg] Pattern Hint

2005-08-04 Thread fantasai
Dean Edwards wrote: I know this has been suggested before, and was rejected, but I would quite like to see a pattern hint attribute added to Web Forms 2.0. With more complex input controls we should spare a thought for the poor user.

Re: [whatwg] Pattern Hint

2005-08-04 Thread Dean Edwards
fantasai wrote: Dean Edwards wrote: I know this has been suggested before, and was rejected, but I would quite like to see a pattern hint attribute added to Web Forms 2.0. With more complex input controls we should spare a thought for the poor user.

Re: [whatwg] Pattern Hint

2005-08-04 Thread Lachlan Hunt
Dean Edwards wrote: fantasai wrote: Dean Edwards wrote: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-forms/current-work/#the-pattern That is not enough. I wouldn't put something so complex in a tooltip. It would frighten my users. What could be so complex that would frighten users when used in a title

Re: [whatwg] Pattern Hint

2005-08-04 Thread Matthew Raymond
Lachlan Hunt wrote: Dean Edwards wrote: fantasai wrote: Dean Edwards wrote: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-forms/current-work/#the-pattern That is not enough. I wouldn't put something so complex in a tooltip. It would frighten my users. What could be so complex that would frighten users

Re: [whatwg] Pattern Hint

2005-08-04 Thread Dean Edwards
Dean Edwards wrote: Matthew Raymond wrote: Lachlan Hunt wrote: Dean Edwards wrote: fantasai wrote: Dean Edwards wrote: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-forms/current-work/#the-pattern That is not enough. I wouldn't put something so complex in a tooltip. It would frighten my users.

[whatwg] Pattern Hint

2005-08-03 Thread Dean Edwards
I know this has been suggested before, and was rejected, but I would quite like to see a pattern hint attribute added to Web Forms 2.0. With more complex input controls we should spare a thought for the poor user. I've been trying to think of ways to feedback pattern mismatch help info but