# Rails: in\_place\_editor\_field and editing blank fields

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-in-place-editor-field-and-editing-blank-fields/78711>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 8, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-in-place-editor-field-and-editing-blank-fields/78711 "2006-03-08T21:35:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-in-place-editor-field-and-editing-blank-fields/78711/1 "2006-03-08T21:35:59Z")

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I just started playing with in\_place\_editor\_field and its pretty neat.  
One problem I have is that if my “form” field is blank  
in\_place\_editor\_field gives you no hot area to click on to edit the  
field.

Anyone have a way to get this to work?

Regards

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-in-place-editor-field-and-editing-blank-fields/78711/2 "2006-03-08T23:14:06Z")

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On 3/8/06, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> I just started playing with in\_place\_editor\_field and its pretty neat.  
> One problem I have is that if my “form” field is blank  
> in\_place\_editor\_field gives you no hot area to click on to edit the  
> field.
> 
> Anyone have a way to get this to work?

1. This is a Rails question and should be asked on the Rails mailing  
list.
2. It’s been fixed (I think) in later releases of in\_place\_editor.

Joe