Format default text in text box

[TMWagner]

Is there a way apply different formatting to text as default text in a text box?

In the example shown, I would like to have the first word (shown in green in the example) bold - and the rest normal unbold.  
Unfortunately, applying formatting appears to apply to the entire contents of the "Default Value" - not just selected text.

If that isn't possible, can the text box have a title?

[try67]

I don't think that's possible, as the default value of a field is just a string of text, not an array of Span objects, which is what you would need to use to do it.

[try67]

One workaround I thought of is to use the field's On Blur event and apply that rich value, if the field is empty.

However, that won't work when the form is reset manually...

[TMWagner]

That won't work in this case - the text field is read only. (I'm using it only to display a response to the checkbox)

[try67]

In that case it's certainly possible. You just need to apply the value using a script.

[TMWagner]

Thank you, I was afraid that that was the answer...

I should probably pose this as a separate question, but the solution applies to the same problem:

Is it possible to LINK to text boxes together in a group?  I am trying to hide/show text on a form based on the response to a checkbox (I can easily do this with javascript with ONE field - and yes, I know I could turn on two or more fields, it just gets really messy).

Or ---

How hard (if possible at all) would it be simply add(display) text based on a checkbox response (again using javascript)

[try67]

- You can access multiple fields at once if they are named in a specific way that makes them all a part of a group.

The way to do that is to use a period with the group's name before it and the field's individual name after it.

For example: MyField.Text1 and MyField.Text2

You can then hide both fields like this:

this.getField("MyField").display = display.hidden;

- Setting the value of a text field based on a check-box is a common thing. You can use a script under the text field's custom calculation script to achieve it. Here's a simple example:

if (this.getField("Checkbox1").value=="Off") event.value = "NO";

else event.value = "YES";

[TMWagner]

Genius!  postfixing the fieldname  with ".name" made life much easier. try67​