Hmmm. This is more complicated than I thought. waseem, having 2 input fields doesn't seem correct. Thought it might work I will have to pass that solution for this specific site.
Liam, Your code didn't work either, I don't know why. Jörn, this watermark plugin is interesting but I don't want to use jquery ui on this site. That's because I'm already using that cleanField function and it would be redundant to have a plugin just for the login form. Also I gave it a try and the label didn't stay inside the input. So If i have to manually position it there, then it's another reason I will pass this solution as well. I though a simple jquery would do this. I think I will leave it masked and use a tooltip or something. Thanks guys! On Oct 19, 5:54 pm, Jörn Zaefferer <joern.zaeffe...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Instead of replacing the input, display a label above it. > Seehttp://wiki.jqueryui.com/Watermark > > Jörn > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Liam Potter <radioactiv...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > Here is how I do it. Just markup the form like normal (I use a definition > > list to lay out my forms) > > > $("input:password").each(function(){ > > var $currentPass = $(this) > > $currentPass.css({opacity:0}); > > $currentPass.before('<input type="text" value="Password" > > class="removeit" style="position:absolute;z-index:10;" />'); > > var $visiblePassword = $(".removeit"); > > $visiblePassword.focus(function () { > > $(this).css({opacity:0}); > > $currentPass.focus().css({opacity:1}); > > }); > > $currentPass.blur( function () { > > if ( $currentPass.attr("value") == "" ){ > > $currentPass.css({opacity:0}); > > $visiblePassword.css({opacity:1}).attr("value","Password"); > > } > > }); > > }); > > > waseem sabjee wrote: > > >> ah yes i forgot. > > >> you would get access denied when tried to change an input type property > > >> the best way is to have two input types and just hide one and show the > >> other > > >> but i have a solution for you > >> the html > > >> <!-- The following html of two input types - we gonna switch > >> between them--> > >> <input type="text" class="textinput" value="Passowrd" /> > >> <input type="password" class="passinput" value="" /> > > >> the css > > >> <style type="text/css"> > >> /* first we need to hide the password input*/ > >> .passinput { > >> display:none; > >> } > >> </style> > > >> the js > > >> <script type="text/javascript"> > >> $(function() { > >> // declare your input types > >> var textinput = $(".textinput"); > >> var passinput = $(".passinput"); > >> // on text input focus - hide text input and show and focus > >> on password input > >> textinput.focus() { > >> textinput.blur(); > >> textinput.hide(); > >> passinput.show(); > >> passinput.focus(); > >> }); > >> // on password input blud hide password input and show and > >> focus on text input > >> passinput.blur(function() { > >> passinput.blur(); > >> passinput.hide(); > >> textinput.show(); > >> textinput.focus(); > >> }); > >> }); > >> </script> > > >> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Marco Barbosa > >> <marco.barbos...@gmail.com<mailto: > >> marco.barbos...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > >> Hi waseem! > > >> Thanks for your reply. > > >> Something's wrong with this line: > >> $("#password").attr({type:'text'}); > > >> I tried changing to: > >> $("#password").attr('type','text'}); > > >> but still no go. > >> I have to comment out to get the other JS stuff on the site working. > > >> The rest of the code seems Ok. What could it be? > > >> I like your solution, pretty simple :) > > >> I was wondering if we could put this inside the cleanField function > >> but I guess it's not necessary. > > >> ~Marco > > >> On Oct 19, 2:32 pm, waseem sabjee <waseemsab...@gmail.com > >> <mailto:waseemsab...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> > // set the initial type to text > >> > $(".mypasswordfield").attr({ > >> > type:'text' > > >> > }); > > >> > // on user focus - change type to password > >> > $(".mypasswordfield").focus(function() { > >> > $(".mypasswordfield").attr({ > >> > type:'password' > >> > }); > > >> > }); > > >> > // on user blur - change type to back to text > >> > $(".mypasswordfield").blur(function() { > >> > $(".mypasswordfield").attr({ > >> > type:'text' > >> > }); > > >> > }); > > >> > since text is an attribute we can change it. > >> > all im doing is changing the type between password and text on > >> click and on > >> > blur > >> > let me know if this worked for you :) > > >> > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Marco Barbosa > >> > <marco.barbos...@gmail.com <mailto:marco.barbos...@gmail.com>>wrote: > > >> > > Hi! > > >> > > I'm trying to achieve something like the Facebook first page (when > >> > > you're not logged in). > > >> > > I'm using this simple function/plugin to clean the fields once you > >> > > click them: > >> > > $.fn.cleanField = function() { > >> > > return this.focus(function() { > >> > > if( this.value == this.defaultValue ) { > >> > > this.value = ""; > >> > > } > >> > > }).blur(function() { > >> > > if( !this.value.length ) { > >> > > this.value = this.defaultValue; > >> > > } > >> > > }); > >> > > }; > >> > > // clean the fields > >> > > $("#login").cleanField(); > >> > > $("#password").cleanField(); > > >> > > So If I click Login or Password, it will clean and the user > >> can type > >> > > the new value. > >> > > It works good but there's a little usability problem here. > > >> > > I want to display the Password field like: "Your password here" > >> > > instead of "***********" > >> > > But when the user types his/her password, it has to go back to > >> "****" > > >> > > So Initially it should be: "Your login" "Your Password" > >> > > And when the user clicks and starts typing it goes: "My login" > >> > > "*******" > > >> > > It's just the password field that masks the initial value by > >> default. > > >> > > If you check Facebook they managed to do that somehow. > > >> > > Any ideas of how can I achieve this?
