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. -- 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.