Posted by Jasen Betts on 08/24/05 16:40

In article <1124363346.4748cc1f2b359c6ed4061513fe72c2c8@teranews>, 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.
>
> I have looked at the source code for the page but nothing is jumping out at
> me...
>
> Any ideas?

<input type="text" name="this" value="START NEW SEARCH"
onfocus="if (this.value == 'START NEW SEARCH') this.value='';" >

or something similar.

Bye.
Jasen

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