'Placeholder Text' in an InDesign JSX text field?

[Mendi M]

Is it possible to use 'Placeholder Text' in an InDesign JSX text field?

(which disappears when the user starts typing like in HTML forms)

 

[Peter Kahrel]

Marc Autret has a solution for this, but I forget where it is.

You can check his web site at https://www.indiscripts.com/

[Mendi M]

@Marc Autret can you tell us?

[Marc Autret · Accepted solution]

@Mendi M 

I'm afraid there's no longer any working solution in ScriptUI for InDesign CC (and especially CC 2024), since ScriptUIGraphics.foregroundColor has been "disconnected" from all text-type widgets 😞

@Peter Kahrel 

The original discussion you're probably referring to is here:

→ https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/js-scriptui-placeholder-madness/m-p/3964012

(I don't remember pursuing it in an indiscripts post…)

Best,

Marc