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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-30839

form validation and error recovery

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    • Testing Instructions:
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      In IE8, Chrome and Firefox, using Standard and Clean themes:

      1. Edit a course
      2. Empty the full name field
      3. Tab out of the field
      4. Ensure the error message pops up
      5. Ensure the error message has focus
      6. Ensure that pressing tab puts you back in the empty full name field
      7. Repeat test with clicking outside the box, rather than tabbing out.
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      In IE8, Chrome and Firefox, using Standard and Clean themes: Edit a course Empty the full name field Tab out of the field Ensure the error message pops up Ensure the error message has focus Ensure that pressing tab puts you back in the empty full name field Repeat test with clicking outside the box, rather than tabbing out.
    • Affected Branches:
      MOODLE_21_STABLE
    • Fixed Branches:
      MOODLE_24_STABLE, MOODLE_25_STABLE
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    • Pull Master Branch:
      MDL-30839-master
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    • Story Points:
      20
    • Sprint:
      FRONTEND Sprint 3

      Description

      A better mechanism needs to be used to help users identify errors in form submissions. The text that appears on the page after an invalid submission is not easily found by screen reader users. There are several techniques for improving error recovery in forms. The basic premise is to
      1. either automatically set the focus to the error message (usually used server-side validation) or use ARIA attributes to notify the user of an error message (usually used client-side validation)
      2. provide enough detail in the error message so the user knows what the error was
      3. provide links within the context of the error message to allow users to easily jump to the parts of the form where errors occurred

      WebAIM's tutorial on Error Recovery in Forms
      http://webaim.org/techniques/formvalidation/#error

      W3C Technique for "Creating a mechanism that allows users to jump to errors"
      http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/G139.html

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-50791 Signup form does not have a heading; server-side form validation errors are not accessible

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Closed

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-52998 Form validation scroll to first error

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed
          will help resolve

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-31016 Form validation does not focus on HTML Editors

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

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                  Fix Release Date:
                  9/Sep/13