The comment box doesn't feel like one : lemmy

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

The comment box needs some default text like “What are your thoughts?”

My two cents are that we should add a neutral text like "Type here to comment". I know a lot of people, me included, and particularly power users, don't really like it when websites use overly "informal" language with users.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 years ago

Open up an issue for this in lemmy-ui and I'll see what I can add.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago (1 children)

This will be in the next release:

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/pull/302

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago

Thanks

[+] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 years ago (1 children)

No need to be aggressive.

Having placeholder text for inputs describing what the fields is for is quite widespread and not an issue at all. It is true that currently finding where to comment on Lemmy can be a bit disorienting when you begin using the website.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago (1 children)

The box just looks like a box. I thought it was a separator or something. Then I saw the post button and realized the box was actually for commenting.

A placeholder would be awesome. Pretty much all the websites and apps add a placeholder text.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

And it's wrong. All inputs must have labels, placeholders are only for visuals.