i use the jquery plugin autofill for that

http://remysharp.com/2007/01/25/jquery-tutorial-text-box-hints/

<script type="text/javascript" src="{{=URL
(request.application,'static','jquery.autofill.js')}}"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
                              $(document).ready(function(){
                                      $('#txtSearch').autofill({
                                              value: '...search',
                                              defaultTextColor:
'#ccc',
                                              activeTextColor: '#aaa'
                                      });
                              });
                        //--></script>
{{=FORM(INPUT(_name='q',_size=10,_id="txtSearch"),_action=URL
(request.application,'default','search'),_method='get')}}

On Dec 21, 2:09 pm, 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.

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