"CDR" <vmax@cableone.net> wrote in message
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> I assume you're using Flash MX. Use the "onSetFocus" event and clear out
> the text like so:
>
> myInputField.onSetFocus = function(){
> this.text = "";
> }
>
>
> "Kee" <keewong1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:10bo7c91o3eo934@corp.supernews.com...
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I am creating a flash user input form and want to have some initial
values
> > in each Input text field (i.e. - 'First Name', 'Email Address' etc).
> >
> > I know I can simply type these values into the Input text fields in the
> .fla
> > movie, but doing this means the user has to delete the initial value
> before
> > entering their own details.
> >
> > Which leads me to to my question:
> >
> > How do I make the initial values automatically disappear when the user
> > clicks their mouse on the Input text fields?
> >
> > Thanks for the help!
> >
> > Kee
> >
> >
>
>

"Laiverd.COM" <share_your_knowledge@someserver.com> wrote in message
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> Duh; had expected that question a little earlier ;-) Solution is indeed
> simple, just build in a check on the string that is in the textfield:
>
> myInputField.onSetFocus = function(){
> if(this.text == "The string that is default in the textfield"){
> this.text = "";
> }
> }
>
> Oops, reading again. The above is an answer to the question I did expect.
> Anyway:
>
> myInputField.onKillFocus = function(){
> if(this.text == ""){
> this.text = "The string that is default in the textfield";
> }
> }
>
> John
>
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