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Re: Placeholder text in forms for Priority 3
From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Aug 8, 2008 2:40PM
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Jared Smith wrote:
> A better approach is to use scripting to set the value of the text box
> on page load and remove the text onfocus. This removes the issues
> documented above if the user has scripting disabled.
i clobbered a script together a few years ago. should still work fairly ok
http://www.splintered.co.uk/experiments/22
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