Thanks, it worked.
But surprisingly
form.element('input.username')['_placeholder'] = 'Username'
doesn't work and instead gives the error
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/www-data/web2py/gluon/restricted.py", line 194, in restricted
exec ccode in environment
File "/home/www-data/web2py/applications/chat/views/default/login.html",
line 109, in <module>
TypeError: 'NoneType' object does not support item assignment
On 17 December 2011 12:04, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote:
> Assuming the standard user() function:
>
> form = auth()
> if request.args(0) == 'login':
> form.element('input.password')['_placeholder'] = 'Password'
>
> Not sure placeholders will show in plain text in all browsers -- may need
> a JS workaround for that (change the field type dynamically to text on
> blur).
>
> Anthony
>
>
> On Saturday, December 17, 2011 1:20:21 AM UTC-5, Abhishek Gupta wrote:
>>
>> Hello
>>
>> I am customizing web2py login form, but appear to stuck with this one.
>>
>> In a normal HTML5 form, for password I can do following:
>> <input type="password" name="cpassword" id="cpassword"
>> placeholder="Re-password" />
>>
>> But how can i add a similar placeholder field to the web2py login form
>> for the password field. I was able to do the same for the username field
>> using the following function :
>>
>> $('#auth_user_username').each(**function() {
>>
>> var default_value = "Username";
>> $(this).focus(function(){
>> if(this.value == default_value) {
>> this.value = '';
>> }
>> });
>>
>> $(this).blur(function(){
>> if(this.value == '') {
>> this.value = default_value;
>> }
>> });
>> });
>>
>
