// jquery.persistent-helper-text
// Developed by Nathanael Boehm, http://www.purecaffeine.com
// Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 License

function persist(){this.timing=200;this.userText="#000";this.helperText="#888";this.helperPrefix="TIP:"}
persist = new persist();
$(document).ready(function(){$('input.persist,textarea.persist').each(function(i,o){$(o).val($(o).attr('title'));$(o).css('color',persist.helperText);});$('input.persist,textarea.persist').bind('focus',function(){if($(this).val()==$(this).attr('title')){if(persist.timing>0) {$(this).animate({color:"#FFF"},persist.timing);}else{$(this).css('color','#FFF');}$(this).val('');}$(this).before('<div id="persist-wrapper"><p id="persist-below">'+persist.helperPrefix+' '+$(this).attr('title')+'</p></div>');$('#persist-below').css('top',$(this).parent().height()-2);if(persist.timing>0){$('#persist-below').animate({color:persist.helperText},persist.timing);$(this).animate({color:persist.userText},persist.timing);}else{$('#persist-below').css('color',persist.helperText);$(this).css('color',persist.userText);}});$('input.persist,textarea.persist').bind('blur',function(){if(persist.timing>0){$('#persist-below').animate({color:"#FFF"},persist.timing);}else{$('#persist-below').css('color','#FFF');}$('#persist-wrapper').remove();if($(this).val()==''){$(this).css('color','#FFF');$(this).val($(this).attr('title'));if(persist.timing>0){$(this).animate({color: persist.helperText},persist.timing);}else{$(this).css('color',persist.helperText);}}});});