[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 62939] New: A comma is being inserted into the text of a "number" field

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62939

           Summary: A comma is being inserted into the text of a "number"
                    field
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: All
               URL: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5345095/chrome-auto
                    -formats-input-number
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Forms
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: patorjk at gmail.com


A comma is being inserted into the text of a "number" field. According to the HTML5 standard (http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/number-state.html#number-state):

"The algorithm to convert a number to a string, given a number input, is as follows: Return a valid floating point number that represents input."

A user named "arcain" at Stack Overflow claims to have pinpointed the problem in Webkit and has a solution (see the top answer):

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5345095/chrome-auto-formats-input-number

I was unable to find a bug report on the issue or contact information for arcain, and since I've been having the same problem I figured I'd write a bug report and point to his solution/analysis.

I also want to add that I can see the benefit of the formatting in some cases (so maybe it should be configurable), but developers should be able to turn it off. Since there is no "year" field in HTML5, it seems logical to use number instead, but with the comma, developers are unable to do that and there is no way for them (at least from what I know) to use a year field that is just a spinbox with a number in it.

Side note, the bug is also reported in Chrome here: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=78520

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