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+The grayhints Package
+Author: D. P. Story
+Dated: 2018-11-01
+
+This package provides JavaScript code snippets to create 'gray hints'. Gray
+hints, as I term them, are text that appears initially in a text field that
+gives a short hint as to what the contents of the text field should be; for
+example, a text field might contain the hint 'First Name', or a date field
+might read 'yyyy/mm/dd'. As soon as the field comes into focus, the hint
+disappears. It reappears when the field is blurred and the user did not enter
+any text into the field.
+
+What's New (2018/11/01) Revised package to work correctly with PDF-XChange Editor (not
+PDF-XChange View). Improved code for handling the case where the user commits date by
+pressing the Enter key (the data is committed, but the field does not blur). Some commands
+for customizing the user experience in the case of pressing the Enter key to commit.
+
+Dependent packages:
+ (1) eforms (2017/02/27) to use the field fields of eforms.
+ (2) insdljs (2017/03/02) a minimal requirement when using form fields defined
+ by hyperref when calculation fields are used.
+ (3) Hyperref form fields may be used without eforms or insdljs, but the gray
+ hints for calculation fields will not appear.
+
+Package works for dvips/Distiller, pdflatex, lualatex, and xelatex.
+
+PDF Viewers: Adobe Reader DC, PDF-XChange Editor, and, of course Adobe Acrobat.
+
+Enjoy!
+
+Now, I must get back to my retirement.
+
+dps
+dpstory at uakron dot edu