Question
Cognizant
GB
Last activity: 12 Jan 2022 3:51 EST
Random Placeholder generated for Text Input while using read-only formatting
We have upgraded to 8.6.2 recently, after upgrade we see that for Decimal / Currency / text inputs controls generate a random Placeholder "123456.78" at runtime even when .
Conditions to reproduce -
1. Add a decimal property to Text input / Currency control
2. Set placeholder to None in General tab
3. Presentation tab - Set Edit options to Auto
4. Scroll down to "Editable options" set Type to "Number" and Select the Checkbox- Display value using read-only formatting
5. Under readonly format select Type = Number.
We are using this so we can get £ symbol in an editable Amount text box.
At runtime pega generates a random palceholder "123456.78" .
I couldn't locate the code from where this is being generated, could be from the changes in pzGenerateTextInput function.
Any inputs will be help full. Looks like a product bug to me as we have kept placeholder to none.
Screenshot attached.
ING Nederland
NL
Hi @Fahad.Khan, can we just change the placeholder text color for text input to white/#FFFFFF in the skin to hide the placeholder?
Added a screenshot to show the same.
Thanks,
Saurabh.
Cognizant
GB
@SaurabhG7134 Hi Saurabh . Good work around. Unfortunately the users can still see the placeholders when the text is selected. See attachment.
I will have to write CSS to remove the Active selected Text and inactive selected placeholder text.
I was wondering if we can find the root cause. Or raise it as a product bug if pega acknowledge it.
Lanit
RU
@Fahad.Khan Hi. Did you created SR with this problem?
Pegasystems Inc.
IN
Please be informed that its a newly added feature in version 8.6 for better UI experience for the Number/currency/integer/decimal controls. The behaviour which we are seeing is the expected one. Its an indication that the field is an integer and users are supposed to type an integer in the field and not any other characters. If you do not wish to have the placeholder, please uncheck the option 'display value using read only formatting' or follow the below workaround - 1. For a single control we can choose 'other' with " " in the placeholder in configuration of the control. Please note that this is control level configuration. If you have multiple controls, you will have make changes to individual control, there is no option for changing this in bulk.
Regards,
Archana Kawde