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Forked from bitneek/Add hints to form fields
Created April 10, 2012 21:33
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Placeholder "hint" JavaScript
<style type="text/css">
.lp-pom-form-field .hint {
color:#999999 !important; /* Grey */
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
var hints = {
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "you@youremail.com",
"comments": "Enter your comments..."
};
var hideHint = function(field, text){
if (jQuery(field).val() === text) {
jQuery(field).val("");
jQuery(field).removeClass('hint');
}
};
var showHint = function(field, text){
if (jQuery(field).val() === "") {
jQuery(field).val(text);
jQuery(field).addClass('hint');
}
};
var text;
for (fieldName in hints) {
text = hints[fieldName];
jQuery("#"+fieldName).val(text).focus((function(text) {
return function() {hideHint(this, text);};
})(text)).blur((function(text) {
return function() {showHint(this, text);};
})(text)).addClass('hint');
}
var submitButton = jQuery('#'+window.module.lp.form.data.formButtonId);
var submitAction = submitButton.data('events').click[0];
var field;
submitButton.unbind('click', submitAction);
submitButton.click(function(e) {
for (fieldName in hints) {
field = jQuery("#"+fieldName);
if (field.val() === hints[fieldName]) {
field.val('');
}
}
submitAction.handler(e);
for (fieldName in hints) {
field = jQuery("#"+fieldName);
if (field.val() === '') {
field.val(hints[fieldName]);
}
}
});
});
</script>
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The contents of "hint_placeholder.css" should be placed in the "Styles" section, and the contents of "hint_placeholder.js" should be placed in the "Scripts" section (with 'placement' set to 'Head'). More context here: http://support.unbounce.com/entries/412825

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