[whatwg] Forms feedback

[Ian Hickson]

On Tue, 6 Apr 2010, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote:
>
> The proposal is to mandate that <input type=search> expose some sort of 
> "clear" widget in itself, which fires an appropriate event when the user 
> activates it.

It already does -- the event is "input" and in the case you describe, it 
would fire with value == "".


> [<input type=directory> vs <input type=file multiple>]
>
> The advantages are precisely what was listed in the email - a proper
> directory uploader with path information for the files (either baked
> into the filename or available separately) allows you to:
> 
> 1. Easily accept multiple files with the same name, as long as they're
> in different directories (this restriction is already enforced in all
> major OSes)
> 
> 2. Maintain the directory structure the user uploaded, for example a
> pictures directory with folders for "vacation" and "wedding" photos
> separate.
> 
> 3. Expose the most appropriate UI to the user - in most file selection
> dialogs you are *unable* to select a folder itself.  In the few that
> allow it, it is often difficult to discover the functionality.  OSes
> do provide a proper directory picker, though, which is much more clear
> about what it does.

It seems like it should be up to the user whether to be able to select a 
directory or not. We could maintain the relative path information easily 
(just include the paths under C:\FAKEPATH\).

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