You can use a comment instead of a default:
Fields(..., comment='Enter your comment here')
though that will display next to or below the input field (depending on
your formstyle) rather than in the text box itself.
As an alternative, you can set the HTML5 'placeholder' attribute for the
input field by customizing the field's widget:
Field(...,
widget=lambda f,v: SQLFORM.widgets.text.widget(f, v,
_placeholder='Enter your comment here'))
Anthony
On Wednesday, November 16, 2011 4:24:54 AM UTC-5, thodoris wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a text field in my db with a default instructive text like
> "Enter your comment here", but i would like when the user tries to
> input text, the default text to disappear without having to delete it
> manually
