> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greg Sheremeta" <gsher...@redhat.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 12:24:51 PM > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Einav Cohen" <eco...@redhat.com> > > To: "Greg Sheremeta" <gsher...@redhat.com> > > Cc: "engine-devel" <engine-devel@ovirt.org> > > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 12:14:51 PM > > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] attn ui devs: why do we use inputs for labels? > > > > I could be wrong, but there is a chance that using "input type=text" > > allows selecting/copying the text, rather than a plain label, which > > doesn't allow that. > > If that's the reason, it must be a quirky browser thing. I can select and > copy <label>s in Chrome.
there is a good chance that you are right - maybe this used to be the behavior in old browsers. Do you happen to know what is the behavior in other (modern) browsers (FF, IE)? ui maintainers: anything else that you know/recall about why we are using "input type=text" in our code? any reason to not change it? > > > > > I am not sure if there are any (additional?) advantages to using > > "input type=text" (the other UI maintainers will probably know > > better). > > > > > I'd like to pursue correcting this, if possible. > > > > if there is a more "correct" way that won't result in losing any > > existing functionality, +1. > > > > ---- > > Thanks, > > Einav > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Greg Sheremeta" <gsher...@redhat.com> > > > To: "engine-devel" <engine-devel@ovirt.org> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 11:02:15 AM > > > Subject: [Engine-devel] attn ui devs: why do we use inputs for labels? > > > > > > Hi fellow UI developers, > > > > > > Can someone explain why we are using "input type=text" fields to render > > > labels? (see screenshot[1]) This seems like bad practice for a few > > > reasons: > > > * it's not semantic HTML > > > * inputs do not have variable sizing like text. They cannot shrink down > > > to > > > the size of the text, which makes positioning difficult. > > > * common browser extensions such as LastPass can be confused (see > > > screenshot[1] -- lastpass sees these labels for the text fields they > > > are, > > > and attempts to help the user fill them in -- that's what those gray > > > asterisks are. Very confusing.) > > > > > > I'd like to pursue correcting this, if possible. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Greg > > > > > > [1] http://i.imgur.com/AweOhJe.png > > > > > > Greg Sheremeta > > > Red Hat, Inc. > > > Sr. Software Engineer, RHEV > > > Cell: 919-807-1086 > > > gsher...@redhat.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Engine-devel mailing list > > > Engine-devel@ovirt.org > > > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/engine-devel > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Engine-devel mailing list > Engine-devel@ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/engine-devel > > > _______________________________________________ Engine-devel mailing list Engine-devel@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/engine-devel
