Show text inside search box.

[Petrache Nicolae]

Hello. How can we have a text inside search box -like "Search the website or Search after Part Number- in multilanguage", that will go when you click and start typing? Quick search box is quite simple and that is a mean to make it easy to spot by visitors. Thanks

[Vladimir]

Hello,

You can try to make it the following way:

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[Petrache Nicolae]

Hello,

You can try to make it the following way:

Only registered members can view the code.

Hello. In keyword_search.tpl we should replace

<td><div class="keyword_search_input"><input type="text" maxlength="255" name="f[keyword_search]" style="width: 100%;" {if $smarty.post.f.keyword_search}value="{$smarty.post .f.keyword_search}"{/if}/></div></td>

with

<td><div class="keyword_search_input"><input type="text" maxlength="255" name="f[keyword_search]" style="width: 100%;" value="{if $smarty.post.f.keyword_search}{$smarty.post.f.keyw ord_search}{else}{$lang.search_hint}{/if}" onfocus="if(this.value == '{$lang.search_hint}')this.value='';" onblur="if(this.value=='')this.value=this.defaultV alue;" /></div></td>

?
Beside this there is something else that i should do? If the replaced code is ok, is not working. Thanks

[Vladimir]

Beside this there is something else that i should do? If the replaced code is ok, is not working. Thanks

Do you added the language key "search_hint" in your admin panel?

[Petrache Nicolae]

Do you added the language key "search_hint" in your admin panel?

nope. will try again. thanks for the tip. hope to succeed

[Petrache Nicolae]

Do you added the language key "search_hint" in your admin panel?

This is beyond my ability. Never done something similar so unfortunaly i do not know how to add language key "search_hint".

[Steffen Buschkemper]

Hi Petrache Nicolae

You have several input fields.
Therefore you have to create various language keys.
Let us make an example for your keyword search.
Just minute...

[Steffen Buschkemper]

Open templates/your_template/tpl/blocks/keyword_search.tpl

search this part @ line 8

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and change with the follow code

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For $lang.search_hint the phrase key = search_hint

Now go in Admin Panel -> Languages and press the Button "Add a Phrase"

Key: search_hint
Value (English): Enter keyword
System module: User Interface

PS: If you have installed more languages, then you must also fill out this value for the other languages.

Press the Button "Add" and thats all.

keyword.jpg

Best regards
Steffen

[Petrache Nicolae]

Open templates/your_template/tpl/blocks/keyword_search.tpl

search this part @ line 8

Only registered members can view the code. 

and change with the follow code

Only registered members can view the code. 

For $lang.search_hint the phrase key = search_hint

Now go in Admin Panel -> Languages and press the Button "Add a Phrase"

Key: search_hint
Value (English): Enter keyword
System module: User Interface

PS: If you have installed more languages, then you must also fill out this value for the other languages.

Press the Button "Add" and thats all.

Best regards
Steffen

nice...i didn't spot the "Add a phrase" button...I had tried to add it via phpmyadmin but too advanced for me...Thank you. Will try it now

[Petrache Nicolae]

Works fine in case others are interested as well. Credit goes to Vladimir for making this happen and to Steffen Buschkemper for explaing in detail what should be done. Thank you both