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Re: Focusing select menu on form error a problem for mobile?

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From: Vincent Young
Date: Oct 31, 2011 1:24PM

Example:

http://webhipster.com/testing/livenation/error/

On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Vincent Young < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> One interaction standard that has been out there for a while is to focus
> the first errored form field. On mobile devices such as the iPhone if a
> select is focused on form error the default scroll wheel appears. I'm not
> a frequent mobile user, so don't know if this has usability issues or
> furthermore accessibility issues. Any thoughts on this practice? Does
> this give more evidence for always focusing, let's say, the error list? Is
> form field focusing OK and if the select menu is the first errored form
> field do we just not focus anything? I have always been a fan of focusing
> the first form error as long as the conditions are right...
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WebHipster Interactive, ltd.
Vincent Young - Principal
742 N Sweetzer
West Hollywood, CA 90069
p: 614.607.3400
f: 339-674-3400
e: <EMAIL REMOVED>
w: http://www.webhipster.com