On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:05 AM, Anne van Kesteren<ann...@opera.com>
wrote:
Also, maxlength cannot be enforced as client-side validation
requirement due to compatibility issues.
Hmm, I hadn't thought of that. You're right, that would provide
somewhat inconsistent behavior. On the other hand, just not letting
you type any more is if anything probably better than an error
message. I don't see why you'd ever *want* the behavior of
pattern=".{0,n}" for maxlength=n.
With maxlength (as implemented in current browsers) it's not possible
to paste string that is too long and then trim it to desired length,
e.g. if I have "Your order reference is AB-456" in my clipboard, I
can't use it in input field that has maxlength=6.
So I wish maxlength behaved more like pattern in all cases :)
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regards, Kornel
