Add date input review proposal

[notlee]

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[notlee]

This is really a proposal to make a proposal, maybe less of a proposal and more: origami do some work. I think this is the most appropriate place still since it pertains to new date input components/patterns.

[notlee]

It should be accepted at the point we are ready to write guidelines and or identified components to build

[josh-wade-ft]

Questions:

• Is our custom one that's in Spark accessible?
• If so, can we reuse on ft.com?
• Is a dropdown style more accessible that a free text field, or vice versa?

Thoughts on different types:

1. Dropdown- there is a case to use a dropdown style, for example when it comes to card details or any type of form that require a month or year only input.
2. Custom picker - as you've mentioned, there is good case for this when the user does not know the exact date they want to select (providing visual calendar context for them).
3. Native - sounds risky for accessibility and browser support.
4. Free text- Works well in all aspects when the user is likely to know the exact date and/or when only once date input is required (eg. DDMMYYYY)

[notlee]

Is our custom one that's in Spark accessible?
If so, can we reuse on ft.com?

I haven't tested it but we could certainly look at wrapping it, or similar third party picker, up as an Origami component if it does meet our needs.

Is a dropdown style more accessible that a free text field, or vice versa?

No I don't think so, provided it is labelled right and grouped with a fieldset.

Free text- Works well in all aspects when the user is likely to know the exact date and/or when only once date input is required (eg. DDMMYYYY)

When you mention free text are you talking about the o-forms style date input with 3 text inputs for day/month/year or a single free-form text input?

[josh-wade-ft]

I haven't tested it but we could certainly look at wrapping it, or similar third party picker, up as an Origami component if it does meet our needs.

I think it's worth investigating, as pickers do have their place in form UX

When you mention free text are you talking about the o-forms style date input with 3 text inputs for day/month/year or a single free-form text input?

Yes the o-forms style!

[notlee]

Moved to issue: #248