Disable Autocapitalize and Autocorrect on user login forms [#1955282]

This behaviour, mostly implemented by mobile devices, is intrusive when typing a username, which can often be uncapitalized and absent from dictionaries.

Maybe there are other forms in the core where we can disable this behaviour?

Here's an example of this implementation: http://davidwalsh.name/disable-autocorrect

Screen Shot 2013-03-28 at 11.30.03.png

Comment	File	Size	Author
#4	1955282-user-account-form-auto-2.patch	2.13 KB	lewisnyman
#4	interdiff.txt	592 bytes	lewisnyman
#1	1955282-user-account-form-auto-1.patch	1.58 KB	lewisnyman
	Screen Shot 2013-03-28 at 11.30.03.png	71.63 KB	lewisnyman

Comments

Comment #1

lewisnyman

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commented 28 March 2013 at 12:22

Status:	Active	» Needs review
Issue tags:		+Accessibility

Status	File	Size
new	1955282-user-account-form-auto-1.patch	1.58 KB

Here's a patch, I also added these attributes to the account creation forms.

Comment #2

mgifford

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English

commented 28 March 2013 at 19:33

Issue tags:

+d8ux

I'm still getting this when I go to E-mail myself a new password. But other than the password reset, it seems to work fine. I just applied this on SimplyTest.me and then navigated there with my iPhone. It's long enough though that folks trying this should consider using a URL shortener.

I do think this is an easy usability improvement.

Comment #3

mgifford

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English

commented 23 April 2013 at 18:47

#1: 1955282-user-account-form-auto-1.patch queued for re-testing.

Comment #4

lewisnyman

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commented 13 May 2013 at 12:25

Issue tags:

+Usability

Status	File	Size
new	interdiff.txt	592 bytes
new	1955282-user-account-form-auto-2.patch	2.13 KB

I've added these attributes to the request password form.

Comment #5

mcjim commented 13 May 2013 at 21:10

It looks like there are a couple more (but not as important) forms: searching for '#title' => t('Username'), brings up node_assign_owner_action_form() in node.module and getSettingsForm() in FileTransfer.php. Perhaps deal with these in a different issue(s)? Didn't find any other forms searching for USERNAME_MAX_LENGTH.

Otherwise, this looks good: tested on the iOS Simulator and works as expected, with the autocapitalize and autocorrect off. Can probably fire up an Android emulator if anyone thinks that necessary.