Placeholder for Text Areas ?

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by Stratis

Ok thanks for the answer Mark.

I will look into turning this into a product tonight where you can set the color, and other attributes of the placeholder, from the settings.

[Stratis]

I only want the color code to insert to the hook, after that I will find the css to play around
because this does not works to WYSIWYG editor.

But you know better if this can be done as product

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by Stratis

I only want the color code to insert to the hook, after that I will find the css to play around
because this does not works to WYSIWYG editor.

But you know better if this can be done as product

Yes, the WYSIWYG editor is an inline document, not a textarea, and so cannot be assigned a placeholder attribute.

In order to change the CSS of the placeholder text, it is best to have CSS selectors loaded so that the code for all the different browsers can be included, and a class name can be assigned to the textarea element.

[MarkFL]

Okay, here is a beta version...I have rrewritten the javascript so that it won't interfere with any other onload functions (like the toolbar tooltips I recently did), use a vbphrase for the placeholder text, and give in the settings an HTML colorpicker for the text color, and allow for any additional CSS to be added:



With those settings, my quick editor looks like:



Let me know what you think...

[RichieBoy67]

This is a great plug in Mark!

OP: I can see this being useful but if not used correctly I could also see it displaying the same text with every post which would be terrible for seo.

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by RichieBoy67

This is a great plug in Mark!

OP: I can see this being useful but if not used correctly I could also see it displaying the same text with every post which would be terrible for seo.

It only displays in the empty editor textarea, as soon as you begin typing text in the editor, it disappears.

[RichieBoy67]

Ah in that case PERFECT!!!! I think I may use this! Thanks Mark!:up::up:

[Stratis]

Ok Mark i will test it, thanks you.

--------------- Added 18 Mar 2016 at 08:56 ---------------

Well, it seems i have some issues.
* it does not work in IE11 & Edge
* it works with Firefox & Chrome
* even if change phrase "Enter Post Here..." in $vbphrase[markfl_editorplaceholder_text] does not take effect, it shows the default text.

* CSS change works.

EDIT:
*Have in my mind, as default, quick reply is open, users don't need to press to see.
*The first hook test before this modification, did not work in all browsers either.


Thanks...

[Stratis]

I found what is causing the half issue.

Attachment 154527

Plugin "Add Placeholder To Editor" is disabled.


As i saw in xml file "<plugin active="0" executionorder="5">" active is to "0"
is this how its supposed to be? Any way when i activate the specific plugin
changes to phrase works fine.

Still only works with Firefox & Chrome

EDIT:
One more, in "Text Formatting" option, works only what i put first.
Example
font-size: 1.3em;
background: #FFFF1A;

Only first "font-size works", if i change order, than only "background" works.

Trim?

Thanks

[MarkFL]

Here is an update...and I'm not surprised IE fails...it marches to the beat of a different and deranged drummer.