If a date input control is split, only the month should be requested as a SELECT control. Chris
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adrian Sutton Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 10:31 PM To: Nils Dagsson Moskopp; whatwg Subject: Re: [whatwg] Placeholder option for text input boxes On 03/10/08 20:56, "Nils Dagsson Moskopp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Freitag, den 03.10.2008, 20:41 +0100 schrieb Adrian Sutton: >> <label for=²date²>Date: <input type=²text² placeholder=²1 Jan 2008² >> id=²date² /></label> > Wouldn't three comboboxes be more appropriate ? While that's a common solution it's a terribly inefficient and frustrating user interface. Besides, the specific examples aren't as important as the idea that placeholder is an excellent way to provide suggestions and thus distinct from the label of the field. Regards, Adrian Sutton. ______________________
