[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39892: Default value in Additional CSS

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#39892: Default value in Additional CSS
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 Reporter:  denisco      |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  4.8
Component:  Customize    |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by Kelderic):

 Replying to [comment:5 SergeyBiryukov]:

 > That's what I'd like to do here. The text is essentially a placeholder
 and should be treated as such, I don't see why it should be a default
 value. There's no need to select it, and the `/* */` symbols just create
 unnecessary confusion.
 >
 > As noted above, not everyone is familiar enough with CSS to know all the
 syntax details, most users just paste snippets in there that they find on
 the forums.

 The only reason I can see for having the text as a CSS comment in the
 field would be for user education (providing an example for users of CSS
 comments). However, CSS doesn't really need inline comments unless one has
 a very complex stylesheet, which isn't typical for the Customizer.

 Since most users won't know what it means, and don't NEED to know what it
 means, it just adds unnecessary confusion to the user, as mentioned above.
 I agree that we should turn it into `placeholder` text, and remove the `/*
 */`.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39892#comment:6>
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