[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14097: Idea for placeholder text

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#14097: Idea for placeholder text
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 Reporter:  markjaquith     |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  lowest          |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Administration  |     Version:
 Severity:  trivial         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  ui-focus        |
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Comment (by helen):

 Replying to [comment:9 alex-ye]:
 > In FireFox 23.0 the placeholder text is gone when the user start type
 into the input

 That's the problem, since we're using it in lieu of a label here, the user
 loses the cue as to what they're typing in that input.

 Replying to [comment:8 shaunandrews]:

 That's pretty hot. I'm usually in the spec camp (don't use it as a
 substitute for a label), but this seems like a design decision that we'll
 just have to roll with. Code looks like it'll work out for screenreaders
 fine, although it'd be best to have somebody who really knows how to use
 one test it out.

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