Re: [orca-list] Figuring out what is wrong when filling a web form

[Shérab <Sebastien Hinderer ens-lyon org>]

Hi Joanie,

> > Ah I noticed that indeed. And regarding this, precisely: it would make
> > more sense to me to be notified of this when the field *loses* focus rather
> > than when it gets it.
>
> To notify you when it loses focus, we'll want those state-change events
> I had mentioned.

Yup, understood.

> > For instance, when I go to a field where I am
> > supposed to enter my name, Orca tells me that the field is invalid
> > because I have not typed anything yet but I find that a bit useless. Or
> > is this an intend behaviour?
>
> The intended behavior is to present the invalid status when it is found.
> If the status is there before you have typed anything, then that is
> either something the web author has done or something Gecko is exposing.
> Orca doesn't know why it's there; just that it is.

I see. Perhaps it is good to let the user know that an empty entry is
not acceptable in a field, after all.

> > Could there perhaps even be a list of invalid field provided?
>
> I'll see what I can do.

Thanks!

Shérab.