This is actually quite an easy task but when I need to do it, I often forget what the code is, so I’m putting it here for posterity.

1. <input type="text" name="text_field" size=50 value="Fill in this text field! " onClick="this.value=''"/>

Stu Hall adds:

You can use:

1. onfocus="if(this.value=='Fill in this text field!')this.value='';" onblur="if(this.value=='')this.value='Fill in this text field!';"

…to put the text back in when you click out of it as well rather than leaving it blank. Just another one for posterity!

This is a nifty little plug-in that does exactly what it says—it saves sessions. If Firefox crashes, which does happen on occasion, when you fire it back up, all your open pages will be as you left them (except the offending page that made your browser crash, if that is the case).

I should probably create a Firefox extension category ’cause well, I love them so. Especially the ones that help me do my job. Thanks to an article over at 456 Berea Street, I’ve found yet another Firefox extension to post about. It’s called HTML Validator and I heart, heart, heart it.
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At work I have been trying to educate my co-workers about CSS and standards. One of the things I noticed recently is their lack of knowledge in CSS shorthand. So I’ve been busy putting together a style guide that will be followed with the attempt of keeping things consistent.

Shorthand saves time, space and bytes as well as being a good habit to get into.

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