[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24042: Help text visibility in title input box is not intuitive

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#24042: Help text visibility in title input box is not intuitive
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 Reporter:  aniketpant       |       Type:  enhancement
   Status:  new              |   Priority:  normal
Milestone:  Awaiting Review  |  Component:  Accessibility
  Version:  trunk            |   Severity:  normal
 Keywords:  ux-feedback      |
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 Currently, the input box for title which shows on a new post creation page
 uses a label to display the help text- ''"Enter title here"''. This text
 disappears on focus and an that point of time, there is no place which
 points out that this input box is for the title.

 This problem has been pointed out by a lot of people and it surfaced after
 the new Gmail design came out. The problems it generated are very similar
 and as you may have used it, there are no labels for the email recipients
 field and the subject field.

 The issue is not very big as such but it does generate ambiguity in some
 cases. The solution to this would be to have the label as an overlay on
 the input, which can slide/move to a new position on focus. And
 placeholder text can be used as help text. This way the help text will be
 visible at the start and the label will be visible throughout.

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