[html5] r3760 - [] (0) autocomplete=off should also disabled autocomplete of past stored values.

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Fri Sep 4 16:15:30 PDT 2009


Author: ianh
Date: 2009-09-04 16:15:29 -0700 (Fri, 04 Sep 2009)
New Revision: 3760

Modified:
   index
   source
Log:
[] (0) autocomplete=off should also disabled autocomplete of past stored values.

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2009-09-04 23:06:27 UTC (rev 3759)
+++ index	2009-09-04 23:15:29 UTC (rev 3760)
@@ -33951,12 +33951,14 @@
   state.</p>
 
   <p>The <a href=#attr-input-autocomplete-off-state title=attr-input-autocomplete-off-state>off</a>
-  state indicates that the control's input data is either particularly
-  sensitive (for example the activation code for a nuclear weapon) or
-  is a value that will never be reused (for example a one-time-key for
-  a bank login) and the user will therefore have to explicitly enter
-  the data each time, instead of being able to rely on the UA to
-  prefill the value for him.</p>
+  state indicates either that the control's input data is particularly
+  sensitive (for example the activation code for a nuclear weapon); or
+  that it is a value that will never be reused (for example a
+  one-time-key for a bank login) and the user will therefore have to
+  explicitly enter the data each time, instead of being able to rely
+  on the UA to prefill the value for him; or that the document
+  provides its own autocomplete mechanism and does not want the user
+  agent to provide autocompletion values.</p>
 
   <p>Conversely, the <a href=#attr-input-autocomplete-on-state title=attr-input-autocomplete-on-state>on</a> state indicates
   that the value is not particularly sensitive and the user can expect
@@ -33990,7 +33992,8 @@
   autocompletion state</a> is <i title="">on</i>, the user agent
   may store the value entered by the user so that if the user returns
   to the page, the UA can prefill the form. Otherwise, the user agent
-  should not remember the control's <a href=#concept-fe-value title=concept-fe-value>value</a>.</p>
+  should not remember the control's <a href=#concept-fe-value title=concept-fe-value>value</a>, and should not offer past
+  values to the user.</p>
 
   <p>In addition, if the <a href=#resulting-autocompletion-state>resulting autocompletion state</a>
   is <i title="">off</i>, <a href=#history-autocomplete>values are

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2009-09-04 23:06:27 UTC (rev 3759)
+++ source	2009-09-04 23:15:29 UTC (rev 3760)
@@ -37832,12 +37832,14 @@
   state.</p>
 
   <p>The <span title="attr-input-autocomplete-off-state">off</span>
-  state indicates that the control's input data is either particularly
-  sensitive (for example the activation code for a nuclear weapon) or
-  is a value that will never be reused (for example a one-time-key for
-  a bank login) and the user will therefore have to explicitly enter
-  the data each time, instead of being able to rely on the UA to
-  prefill the value for him.</p>
+  state indicates either that the control's input data is particularly
+  sensitive (for example the activation code for a nuclear weapon); or
+  that it is a value that will never be reused (for example a
+  one-time-key for a bank login) and the user will therefore have to
+  explicitly enter the data each time, instead of being able to rely
+  on the UA to prefill the value for him; or that the document
+  provides its own autocomplete mechanism and does not want the user
+  agent to provide autocompletion values.</p>
 
   <p>Conversely, the <span
   title="attr-input-autocomplete-on-state">on</span> state indicates
@@ -37882,7 +37884,8 @@
   may store the value entered by the user so that if the user returns
   to the page, the UA can prefill the form. Otherwise, the user agent
   should not remember the control's <span
-  title="concept-fe-value">value</span>.</p>
+  title="concept-fe-value">value</span>, and should not offer past
+  values to the user.</p>
 
   <p>In addition, if the <span>resulting autocompletion state</span>
   is <i title="">off</i>, <a href="#history-autocomplete">values are




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