Replace Default Field Values with Labels

Lots of times, it makes sense to pre-populate a form field with some text to guide the user. Usually you see this when space is limited, and the site tries to use the field’s value as a label. However, the field’s value isn’t the label— it’s the value. We see this often when a form has little real estate available to it, or sometimes when the designer doesn’t want to clutter up the interface with extra text. Read more…

Customizing Form Fields with CSS and jQuery

As promised, here is a discussion on how I customized some form elements with a fancy look and feel. It’s really fairly simple and utilizes nothing but standard form controls and some unordered lists. Read more…

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