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From: Howard Kramer
Date: Wed, Jul 06 2016 8:59PM
Subject: generic html5 errors
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Does a generic html5 error message such as "Please fill out this field"
(for fields with required attribute) meet WCAG 2.0 success criteria?
From my reading of the success criteria at
https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/minimize-error-identified.html
it would seem that it does but wanted some other opinions.
Thanks,
Howard
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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Thu, Jul 07 2016 6:24AM
Subject: Re: generic html5 errors
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Check whether your form field errors pass WCAG 3.3.3
http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/minimize-error-suggestions.html
If more helpful instructions can be provided without risking the
user's secure data, it should be done.
E.g. if user enters 8 numbers into a SSN field, your error message can
say (soecial security number should be 9 characters), or if user enter
date of birth 02/0/1990 your error message could re-interate the date
format, even point out that the "day" portion of the date field is
missing a digit.
But for other fields a generic error message is all we can do.
If the name field is empty, that is all you can tell the user.
And if the user enters an invalid credit card number (doesn't match
the one on file), you cannot display that info in an error message as
it may compromise the security of the users payment info.
Cheers
-B
On 7/6/16, Howard Kramer < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Does a generic html5 error message such as "Please fill out this field"
> (for fields with required attribute) meet WCAG 2.0 success criteria?
>
> From my reading of the success criteria at
> https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/minimize-error-identified.html
> it would seem that it does but wanted some other opinions.
>
> Thanks,
> Howard
>
> --
> Howard Kramer
> Conference Coordinator
> Accessing Higher Ground
> 303-492-8672
> cell: 720-351-8668
>
> Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference
> <http://accessinghigherground.org/>;* in Denver, Colorado, Nov 14-18, 2016.
> Request for proposals will be announced at the beginning of March.
>
>
>
> Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up
> of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU!
> <http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/webinars>;* And the *Technology
> Access Series <http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/at_webinars_15_16>;*.
> Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your
> earliest convenience for the largest selection.
>
>
>
> Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now.
> <http://ahead.org/join/become-a-member>;*
> > > > >
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From: Howard Kramer
Date: Thu, Jul 07 2016 2:40PM
Subject: Re: generic html5 errors
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Thanks Birkir.
-Howard
On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 6:24 AM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson <
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Check whether your form field errors pass WCAG 3.3.3
> http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/minimize-error-suggestions.html
> If more helpful instructions can be provided without risking the
> user's secure data, it should be done.
> E.g. if user enters 8 numbers into a SSN field, your error message can
> say (soecial security number should be 9 characters), or if user enter
> date of birth 02/0/1990 your error message could re-interate the date
> format, even point out that the "day" portion of the date field is
> missing a digit.
> But for other fields a generic error message is all we can do.
> If the name field is empty, that is all you can tell the user.
> And if the user enters an invalid credit card number (doesn't match
> the one on file), you cannot display that info in an error message as
> it may compromise the security of the users payment info.
>
> Cheers
> -B
>
>
> On 7/6/16, Howard Kramer < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> > Does a generic html5 error message such as "Please fill out this field"
> > (for fields with required attribute) meet WCAG 2.0 success criteria?
> >
> > From my reading of the success criteria at
> >
> https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/minimize-error-identified.html
> > it would seem that it does but wanted some other opinions.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Howard
> >
> > --
> > Howard Kramer
> > Conference Coordinator
> > Accessing Higher Ground
> > 303-492-8672
> > cell: 720-351-8668
> >
> > Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference
> > <http://accessinghigherground.org/>;* in Denver, Colorado, Nov 14-18,
> 2016.
> > Request for proposals will be announced at the beginning of March.
> >
> >
> >
> > Complete program information and registration is open for our full
> line-up
> > of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU!
> > <http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/webinars>;* And the *Technology
> > Access Series <http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/at_webinars_15_16
> >*.
> > Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at
> your
> > earliest convenience for the largest selection.
> >
> >
> >
> > Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now.
> > <http://ahead.org/join/become-a-member>;*
> > > > > > > > > >
>
>
> --
> Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
> > > > >
--
Howard Kramer
Conference Coordinator
Accessing Higher Ground
303-492-8672
cell: 720-351-8668
Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference
<http://accessinghigherground.org/>;* in Denver, Colorado, Nov 14-18, 2016.
Request for proposals will be announced at the beginning of March.
Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up
of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU!
<http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/webinars>;* And the *Technology
Access Series <http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/at_webinars_15_16>;*.
Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your
earliest convenience for the largest selection.
Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now.
<http://ahead.org/join/become-a-member>;*