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thrdbndndn 8 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: HTML Form Validation is underused

I'd argue it's often an anti-feature.

These validation at input can be super annoying when you're copy-pasting your strings from other sources, and want to edit them in textbox in-place. Especially if you're on your phone.

I've be frustrated by this on numerous websites, a lot.

account42 8 months ago [–]

Another common failure case is only updating the validation state on key presses but not other content changes like auto fill.

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