Quite possible, yes. -andy
From: Christopher Schnick <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 18:44 To: Andy Goryachev <[email protected]> Cc: OpenJFX <[email protected]> Subject: [External] : Re: TextField prompt text You mean changing this: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/blob/9670a18a038824f302fe430d754a4a501b95c98e/modules/javafx.controls/src/main/resources/com/sun/javafx/scene/control/skin/modena/modena.css*L1303__;Iw!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!NR5cy11xLZZnus5gL-t-9alqC6Gp0jizWPPryAvYqerdqFsvO7RigiEuOPaPXC_mqVSHMpUctVPgxgV0S07RD5xK$ ? On 03/06/2026 22:46, Andy Goryachev 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://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/pull/2174*issuecomment-4596241226__;Iw!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!NR5cy11xLZZnus5gL-t-9alqC6Gp0jizWPPryAvYqerdqFsvO7RigiEuOPaPXC_mqVSHMpUctVPgxgV0S7a193lZ$ > . 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 > > >
