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Update error-identification.html
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detlevhfischer authored Jun 5, 2025
commit 31d16ee11dd1ce74533302ef243a82fc2ff0712c
6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions understanding/20/error-identification.html
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Expand Up @@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ <h3>Note on using HTML form validation</h3>
it should be noted that there are several disadvantages related to this approach:</p>
<ul>
<li>Depending on the user agent, the message may be non-permanent, or fail to scroll with the page</li>
<li>Depending on the user agent, zoomed-in (magnified) content may display the error message unmagnified;
<li>Depending on the user agent, zoomed-in (magnified) content may display the error message unmagnified;
the message may may be too small for users to read</li>
<li>HTML validation messages for fields with type=text will be unspecific
<li>HTML validation messages for fields with type=text will be unspecific
and will neglect to provide helpful suggestions where these may be needed </li>
<li>If several errors are present, only the first error is exposed.
<li>If several errors are present, only the first error is exposed.
Once the user has provided an input that conforms to the type of field and resubmits the form,
the next error (if present) will be exposed. This means that repeated resubmissions and corrections may be required.</li>
</ul>
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