I created a plugin for assigning default values to form fields and it has the same functionality you are looking for. Check it out: http://www.jason-palmer.com/2008/08/jquery-plugin-form-field-default-value/
On Jul 24, 5:30 pm, Janine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am quite new to jquery and in particular the excellent validate > plugin. I have the validate plugin validating my form ok (on submit > only). > > However, a few textarea fields in my form have default values (just > using standard html value, not labels etc). I have found several nice > little plugins to clear the default value on focus, and put it back > again if the field is left empty etc like coolinput, toggleval etc. I > can get these working on their own too. > > However, when I try to combine the 2 plugins, things don't work > properly. The default values are cleared on focus alright, but then > when I enter a new value (replacing the placeholder), the validator > fires (if necessary) as soon as I lose focus, rather than waiting for > me to click submit. Then, I need to click submit twice to get > validation to fire. This effect happens regardless of which default > value plugin I use. > > Here is a bit of the code I am using (using toggleVal plugin for > default valuehttp://toggleval.kuzemchak.net/): > $().ready(function() { > $("#field-with-default").toggleVal(); > $("#myform").validate(); > > }); > > Is there a way of adding the extra form field default value > functionality I need into the Validate plugin, or is there a way of > making Validate and another plugin work together on this? > > Thanks for your time, > Janine.
