I think you're dismissing 3.3.2 incorrectly. It says that the label needs to be provided, it just doesn't require that it be marked up correctly, because that requirement is elsewhere. And a placeholder cannot provide a label because it is unavailable once the user starts entering data into the field.
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I think you're dismissing 3.3.2 incorrectly. It says that the label needs to be provided, it just doesn't require that it be marked up correctly, because that requirement is elsewhere. And a placeholder cannot provide a label because it is unavailable once the user starts entering data into the field.
It doesn't actually state a label must be provided though, it states labels or instructions.
There is no real definition of an instruction so a
placeholdercould do.Also when it points you to 1.3.1 that only wants a label to be programatically determinable (which we established a
placeholderis).It also doesn't state a label must always be visible.
I know I am being pedantic and silly but I still find it amazing that I can even argue the point in the first place!
And if we go down this route focusing on 3.3.2 as the centre of our argument then
could pass all criteria (I would have to have a think about it as info and relationships might now make the above a fail), and that is nearly as bad!