[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16206: Comment text not marked as required

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#16206: Comment text not marked as required
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 Reporter:  infected                             |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |  rianrietveld
 Priority:  normal                               |      Status:  assigned
Component:  Comments                             |   Milestone:  4.5
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:  3.0.4
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion has-           |  Resolution:
  screenshots                                    |     Focuses:  ui,
                                                 |  accessibility
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Comment (by rianrietveld):

 Replying to [comment:26 afercia]:
 > Thinking maybe it is possible to simplify a bit. Since now the Comment
 textarea is always indicated as required, the "required text" should
 always be printed out regardless of the `require_name_email` option (in
 the backend is "Comment author must fill out name and email "). So when
 logged in maybe just append the required text to the `logged_in_as`
 string?

 Is adding the "required text" default not conflicting with already made
 changes in the filters by theme developers?

 > Additionally, the required attribute can use the HTML5 syntax depending
 on the support for HTML5.
 Is this an HTML5/XHTML/HTML4 compliance issue or a code standards
 compliance issue?
 If it's a code standards compliance issue we should keep
 required="required" in whatever the theme is build in.
 > Lastly, I'd propose to change the error message for missing required
 fields:
 > since we shouldn't assume they're just "name" and "email".
 Agree on that and think we should address this in a separate ticket.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16206#comment:28>
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