Item1413: System.WebLeftBarSearch search field javascript not blanking box when focused

I've worked around this in WebLeftBarSearch by copying the search button from the top bar. The original has a complicated %IF whose purpose is unclear and is not present in the topbar implementation. So mine now simply looks like this:

-- DonBarry - 02 Apr 2009

What is the bug?

-- ArthurClemens - 02 Apr 2009

I'm sorry I didn't make it clearer, Arthur. Simply browse to the WebLeftBarSearch page here on the Foswiki site. If scripts are turned on, the Jump box will have greyed letters and if the box is clicked in the javascript will erase them so that the user may get visual feedback (and not have to erase letters). But the search box, when focused, simply keeps the text (which is not greyed). At least that is the case with epiphany 2.22 and firefox 3.0.6.

-- DonBarry - 02 Apr 2009

I see, it is a bug. Thanks for the report, fixed now in svn.

-- ArthurClemens - 02 Apr 2009