WCAG 1.0 Priority Level 3 issue with form validation Javascript

[Jeremy]

I have successfully installed and tested the DD form validation script:

Required field(s) validation v1.10- By NavSurf

I have also been aiming to get my form page to pass WCAG 1.0 Priority Level 3 which, in relation to forms, states the following requirement under 10.4:

10.4: Until user agents handle empty controls correctly, include default, place-holding characters in edit boxes and text areas. [Priority 3]
For example, in HTML, do this for TEXTAREA and INPUT.

Presently, I can acheive Priority 3 validation via online automated testing for the form's INPUT fields by using:

value="Title here"

inside the INPUT string for a text field, like this:

<span class="formtexttab2">
<label for="Title">Title</label>
<span class="redasterix">*</span>&nbsp;</span>
<input class="txt" id="Title" type="text" name="Title" value="Title here" style="width: 61px" tabindex="1" />


This displays 'Title here' as text in the text box field for all to see but of course, now the DD javascript Required Form Fields Validation script won't work because, by using value="Title here", it thinks that the text area has been filled in by the user (it has been 'filled in' - but not by the user).

Is there a way I can pass WCAG.1.0 AAA validation and have the JS validation script work without using the value="Title here" method for INPUT and TEXTAREA?

Your kind assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

The page I am working on can be found here:

http://www.bodmin.gov.uk/Website/Contact_Webmaster.asp

Many thanks - and thanks to all who have helped me in the past.

[Twey]

Find:

			case "textarea":
				if (obj.value == "" || obj.value == null){

Replace:

			case "textarea":
				if (!obj.value || obj.value === obj.defaultValue){

[Jeremy]

Twey,

You guys never cease to amaze me! You just seem to know what to do all the time. A hearty WELL DONE and many thanks for helping me out today!

Best wishes

Jeremy