Stack Overflow like Watermarks in Forms
- by Kaushik Gopal
Hey people,
I remember seeing a tutorial somewhere that talks of how to style your input forms in a more "usable" way.
Essentially, you have a placeholder value and when you enter the input, it hides the hint so to speak.
Now, just to be clear: I don't want the hint (placeholder value text) to disappear onFocus, but rather to go lighter when I first start typing something. Good e.gs:
Check out the forms on Aardvark http://vark.com/. This is exactly how I wish to have my input forms.
Our very own stackoverflow. When you try to ask a question, on clicking inside any input form, it doesn't hide the text right away. You see your cursor as well as the hint. but when you start to type, it hides the hint(I would prefer having it go to a much lighter shade rather than hiding all together, like above example).
I remember very clearly reading a tutorial somewhere on the interwebz with this exact requirement, but darn forgot to bookmark it.
Any suggestions/links?
