When to use a placeholder in a dropdown?
Font color and style can distinguish a placeholder or help text within an empty box. You can make font color lighter and use Italics to make it distinguishable from actual value. This is a standard guideline and user won’t get confused with this. Dropdowns should always have a default value as opposed of a placeholder.
What happens when you put a placeholder on a form?
Disappearing placeholder text strains users’ short-term memory. Without labels, users cannot check their work before submitting a form. When error messages occur, people don’t know how to fix the problem. Placeholder text that disappears when the cursor is placed in a form field is irritating for users navigating with the keyboard.
Do you need to delete placeholder text in Excel?
Occasionally users have to delete placeholder text manually. Here is what the same article has to say about your specific example, where placeholder text is used in addition to labels. Using placeholder text in combination with form labels is a step in the right direction.
Why does select not have a placeholder in HTML?
dropdown or select doesn’t have a placeholder because HTML doesn’t support it but it’s possible to create same effect so it looks the same as other inputs placeholder.
When to use a placeholder or prompt text?
Most cases require either a blank entry (for dropdowns) or clear placeholder/prompt text (combo boxes) so both the user and the system know that a selection has not been made. A labeled box and placeholder/prompt text in it can make a difference in getting users to interact.
How to make the first option a placeholder in jQuery?
Make the first option disabled by JQuery. This will make the first option of Dropdown as Placeholder and user will no longer able to select the first option. Hope It helps!! “Choose Platform” becomes the placeholder and the ‘required’ property ensures that the user has to select one of the options.