> I've changed my mind: this is not a problem! So what if the text box > has focus automatically? That's a hidden feature. The text goes away > if you click on the box, but also when you just start typing after > opening the menu. These features co-exist. Explanatory text in a text > box seems to be obvious to users, as it pops up all over the web and > in Firefox, too. > > The rationale behind its intuitiveness is that the text box is > supposed to contain editable text. So, the first thing you'd try to do > when you encounter greyed out text in a text box, is to select the > text. At that point, the text disappears, and you've learned that > greyed text in a text box is a description.
Yeah, this is not unfamiliar: a lot of web forms use similar tactics. I don't have much against this idea. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
