General
This failure relates to:
This document describes a failure that occurs when a new window is created in response to a user filling in a text field for other than error reporting.
This is a deprecated example showing a failure: A user is filling in his mailing address. When he fills in his postal code, a new window opens containing advertisements for services available in his city.
This example is acceptable: A user is filling in his mailing address in a form. When he fills in the postal code field, a script runs to validate that it is a valid postal code. If the value is not valid, a window opens with instructions on how to fill in the field.
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Find all text input form fields
Change the value in each form field
Check if new windows open
For any new windows that open, check if they contain an error message and a button that closes the window returning focus to the initiating form element.
If #3 is true and #4 is false then failure condition applies and the content fails this Success Criterion.
Techniques are informative—that means they are not required. The basis for determining conformance to WCAG 2.0 is the success criteria from the