I think this will do if you use jquery: $("#idTextarea").focus(function () { $(this).val("") }); make sure to have the id in the textarea html code....
Hope it helps it not please provide and example of what you want... Thanks, Yannick P. On Dec 21, 8:09 am, weheh <richard_gor...@verizon.net> wrote: > I have a textarea with some welcoming text already in it, but I'd like > a javascript to clear the text with when the user sets focus on the > textarea. The textarea and the rest of my form, of which textarea is a > part, are created using a custom form that also uses widgets to > display the form fields. I think I need a custom widget to do what I > want. I've read the doc but just can't seem to make it work for me. > I'd appreciate it if someone could show me how to do it. Thx. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.