added support for input[placeholder] attr via jQuery/css for browsers that don't support it

media/css/batucada.css

@@ -1345,5 +1345,5 @@ header {}
 	line-height: 18px;
 	}
 #splash #main asside #planet_drumbeat > h1 a:hover{
-	opacity: 0.8;
+	opacity: 0.7;
 	}

media/css/style.css

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ input:valid, textarea:valid   {  }
 input:invalid, textarea:invalid { border-radius: 1px;  -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px red; -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px red;  box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px red; }
 .no-boxshadow input:invalid, 
 .no-boxshadow textarea:invalid { background-color: #f0dddd; }
+input[type].placeholder { color: #919191; font-style: italic;}
 
 ::-moz-selection{ background: #FF5E99; color:#fff; text-shadow: none; }
 ::selection { background:#FF5E99; color:#fff; text-shadow: none; } 

media/js/plugins.js

@@ -2,15 +2,31 @@
 // remap jQuery to $
 (function($){
 
- 
-
-
-
-
-
- 
-
 
+// fix input[placeholder] for browsers that don't support it yet (and those that do!)
+// thanks Nico Hagenburg: http://www.hagenburger.net/BLOG/HTML5-Input-Placeholder-Fix-With-jQuery.html
+$('[placeholder]').focus(function() {
+  var input = $(this);
+  if (input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) {
+    input.val('');
+    input.removeClass('placeholder');
+  }
+}).blur(function() {
+  var input = $(this);
+  if (input.val() == '' || input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) {
+    input.addClass('placeholder');
+    input.val(input.attr('placeholder'));
+  }
+}).blur();
+// let's make sure that forms don't submit with the placeholder value
+$('[placeholder]').parents('form').submit(function() {
+  $(this).find('[placeholder]').each(function() {
+    var input = $(this);
+    if (input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) {
+      input.val('');
+    }
+  })
+});
 
 })(window.jQuery);
 

templates/_footer.html

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <footer>
 <div class="container">
-
+  <form id="newsletter" action="#" method="post">
+    <input type="text" placeholder="Sign up for our newsletter!" value=""/>
+    <button type="submit" value="Go">Go</button>
+  </form>
 </div>
 </footer>