From 99bef2614cc430ea0ef0ca5e76975bb4dce24845 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: twMat <boardsmm@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 23:43:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update SelectWidget.tid (#5555)

Added instrux for placeholder value. [Ref.](https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/5544)
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 editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/SelectWidget.tid | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/SelectWidget.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/SelectWidget.tid
index 47c1117a6..8042b9d86 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/SelectWidget.tid
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/SelectWidget.tid
@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ This example sets the title of the current wiki [[$:/SiteTitle]] to one of a lis
 <option>The Dice Man</option>
 </$select>"/>
 
+!!! Simple List with Placeholder Value
+
+To display a default value that is also disabled, effectively functioning as a placeholder, this form can be used:
+
+<$macrocall $name="wikitext-example-without-html" src="<$select tiddler="$:/SiteTitle" default="Choose a new site title">
+<option disabled>Choose a new site title</option>
+<option>A Tale of Two Cities</option>
+<option>A New Kind of Science</option>
+<option>The Dice Man</option>
+</$select>"/>
+
 !! Value lists
 
 In this example the `value` attribute has been used to specify the text that should be used as the value of the entry instead of the display text.
@@ -117,4 +128,4 @@ This example uses the `multiple` keyword to specify that we should be able to se
 <$list filter='[list[$:/generated-list-demo-state!!testing]]'>
 <$view field='title' /><br />
 </$list>
-"/>
\ No newline at end of file
+"/>