// add focus and blur handlers to all text fields with placeholder text
function add_input_focus(input_id, starting_text) {
	var input_field = document.getElementById(input_id);
	document.starting_text = starting_text;
	input_field.value = starting_text;
	input_field.onfocus = function() {
		if (this.value == document.starting_text) {
			this.value = '';
		}
	};
	input_field.onblur = function() {
		if (this.value == '') {
			this.value = document.starting_text;
		}
	};
}

window.onload = function() {
	add_input_focus('q','search me please');
}