That new feature has been a help with clutter. I was unable to use it a numeric field until the field's format was set to something where the zero value was hidden, like "####;-####;". When the field does not have the focus, the placeholder appears.
Keith - CDI > On Apr 22, 2017, at 8:37 AM, Jeffrey Kain via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > > Has anyone noticed that in 15.4 (HF2... maybe others) there's a new property > for fields and variables called 'Placeholder' that automatically fills an > empty field with descriptive text in a light gray font color, which > disappears when you type or the variable receives a value? > > It's been awhile since I read the v15 documentation but I was surprised to > see it there! > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
