Posted by Roy Schestowitz on 10/04/57 11:24
Philip Ronan wrote:
> "Mark" wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I want to recreate the search box that is at the top right of most eBay
>> pages.
>>
>> The aspect that I am specifically talking about, is the "START NEW
>> SEARCH" test that is in the box by default, that disappears immediately
>> you click in the text box.
>
> Is this what you mean?
>
> <INPUT type="text" value="Search" onfocus="if
> (this.value==this.defaultValue) this.value='';" onblur="if
> (this.value=='') this.value=this.defaultValue;">
Or this one:
<input type="text" name="q" value="« search term »"
onfocus="this.value=(this.value=='« search term »') ? '' :
this.value;"
onblur="this.value=(this.value=='') ? '« search term »' :
this.value;">
Which is essentially the same, but still...
Roy
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