Don’t Put Hints Inside Text Boxes in Web Forms :: UXmatters
Posted in Delicious Links on March 25th, 2010 by Rafael Montenegro
“What the hint text tells users is: This field is filled in. Therefore, the hint text becomes the default text.”
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