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From: Angela French
Date: Apr 30, 2013 4:04PM

I don't see the mask or the datepicker in the jsfiddle example in IE9

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>The example is a very plain input field with no labeling or anything else ... it's
>just a test of the mask and the Datepicker.
>Patrick and Don ... yes, what you see is the default mask. Here is an updated
>example with a label.
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>http://jsfiddle.net/YUWMc/8/embedded/result/
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>Greg
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>Similar experience to Lucy. However, in Firefox I get a little __/__/____
>indicator on the field (before entering Forms Mode). Is that the mask? ...
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>Patrick
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>At 02:28 PM 4/30/2013, Greg Gamble wrote:
>>Hello All,
>>I've created a form that has a field for inputting a date of birth.
>>I'm using the jQuery Datepicker, set to open when an icon to the right
>>of the box is clicked. Otherwise a mask is used to restrict the
>>formatting of the date to "mm/DD/yyyy".
>>
>>Here is a jsFiddle link:
>>http://jsfiddle.net/GregS/YUWMc/embedded/result/
>>
>>Anyway, my question is .. does the mask or Datepicker inhibit those
>>using a screen reader? Does it help? Is it even viewable?
>>
>>Greg Gamble
>>SBCTC - Olympia | Information Services
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