Re: [Gnumed-devel] Overview - make white space active? Re: GNUmed 1.2.rc1 Release Candidate

[Sebastian Hilbert]

Hi,

> >     Chart and patient activity:     (interval filter: [          ])
> 
> We need something to point out that the filter only ever
> extends backwards from *now*. One cannot choose an arbitry
> interval.
> 
> > because this would make more clear that it is a user input
> > area...
> 
> Well, it being a white rectangle (like any other user input
> field within GNUmed) readily receiving focus, showing a
> prompt, and happily echoing typed characters I dare say
> makes it abundantly clear, no ?

To me it was not abundantly clear that this was a field where I could type 
stuff.

Why not preset it to something like this: 

Chart and patient activity :     (limited to: [ 'e.g. 6M, 3d'])

Like in patient search box where we preset a string to make it clear.

Sebastian