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Seems OTT to me, I generally use normal boring labels, then modernizer to detect if the browser supports placeholders, if so hide the labels and add placeholde

by 5h 14y ago

Seems OTT to me, I generally use normal boring labels, then modernizer to detect if the browser supports placeholders, if so hide the labels and add placeholders to the attributes

remybach 14y ago
That's not what placeholders are meant to be used for though (see here: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/common-input-element-attributes.html#the-placeholder-attribute http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/...). This plugin doesn't replace (true) placeholder functionality, so I suppose it's the same as what you're doing except more semantic.
remybach 14y ago
Oh, also... once you're in the field, the placeholder disappears and you have no idea what you were meant to type (which is why the plugin slides to the side by default).
- flixic 14y ago
  No. Placeholders stay visible until user starts typing. That is, empty focused field still has visible placeholder.
  - Skalman 14y ago
    Only in Chrome. Not in Firefox, at least.
    - remybach 14y ago
      True! It wasn't like this when I wrote the plugin though, plus I needed the effect to work cross-browser.