I did a quick check of several text fields with prompt text in various sites and apps, they all show the prompt text when focused (and with empty user text). I think we should do the same.
On Wed, Jun 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM Andy Goryachev <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > The TextField prompt text currently disappears when the user focuses on > the blank field. This seems wrong, as it should disappear only when user > types something in. > > This came out of looking at the bug > https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8204323 which in fact is not a bug, > see https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/pull/2174#issuecomment-4596241226 . > Even more, the accessibility still announces the prompt text even though > it's not visible. This might be another issue, since I don't think the > VoiceOver distinguishes entered text from the prompt text. > > What propose to fix the current behavior such that the prompt text > disappears only when the text field is not empty. > > What do you think? > > -andy > > > >
