[whatwg] Pattern Hint

Dean Edwards dean at edwards.name
Thu Aug 4 03:58:42 PDT 2005


fantasai wrote:
> Dean Edwards wrote:
> 
>> I know this has been suggested before, and was rejected, but I would 
>> quite
>> like to see a "pattern hint" attribute added to Web Forms 2.0. With more
>> complex input controls we should spare a thought for the poor user.
> 
> 
> http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-forms/current-work/#the-pattern
> 

That is not enough. I wouldn't put something so complex in a tooltip. It 
would frighten my users.

-dean





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