FlowupLabels.js
Augments form labels to behave like placeholders, but with a twist.
Original concept by Matt D. Smith. Inspired by Mike Mitchell's FloatLabel.js.
Difference in this version:
- The label gets out of the user's way immediately on focus
- Labels should be proceeded by a colon ":", to indicate that the user still has something to fill. Users commonly mistake placeholder labels as prefilled inputs, an example being the common "Search..."
- This implementation accounts for pre-filled elements on page load (toggleable)
- Uses semantic labels, not placeholders
Usage instructions
- Add jquery.FlowupLabels.css to your stylesheets:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/jquery.FlowupLabels.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
- Add jquery.FlowupLabels.js to your scripts.
<script src="js/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="js/jquery.FlowupLabels.js"></script> <script src="js/main.js"></script>
- Wrap your form in the '.FlowupLabels' class
- Wrap your labels and inputs with the '.fl_wrap' class
- Give labels the '.fl_label' class
- Give inputs the '.fl_input' class
- Load the plugin
$('.FlowupLabels').FlowupLabels({ /* These are all the default values You may exclude any/all of these options if you won't be changing them */ // Handles the possibility of having input boxes prefilled on page load feature_onLoadInit: true, // Class when focusing an input class_focused: 'focused', // Class when an input has text entered class_populated: 'populated' });
Compatibility
Tested in IE8, IE9, IE10, Chrome, Firefox
Size
JS: 1kb regular, 610 bytes minified, 290 bytes gzipped+minified (Closure Compiler).
CSS: 1.7kb regular, 839 bytes minified.
Total: <2kb minified, <1kb gzipped+minified.
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Licensed under MIT