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Re: Handling with accessible error messages.

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From: Info LearnAccessibility
Date: Sep 23, 2010 7:18AM

Rakesh,
If you offer value in the text fields and the same will disappear on
focus, what if user wishes to review all the fields and then wish to
come back and correct the error reported fields? There was similar
discussion we had recently on the list.

I would vote for ara-describedby for this situation

Thanks,
Sri

On 9/23/10, <EMAIL REMOVED>
< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Ya Patrick,
> I do have that thought. But when the user clicks the first error and
> fills the field, he/she has to come back to the list of errors to find
> the next error message, then for third and so on. When the form have
> more fields and errors are more it will be amberasing.
> Another way that is running out of my mind is
> The list will be as usual. The the text field will have a value in it
> with the error message. This appears only with the error field and
> disappears when user starts typing in it.
> For the dropdowns user will be provided with default option as mandatory
> and optional. So the user will not leave it un selected.
> Thanks
> Rakesh.
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