Index: sources/gui/qml/components/TextEntry.qml
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diff -u -rc1d0546e2d1a51ff919b2172ce647003359f0853 -r477c26a4e1dcbdf7ad0f29ae7a1df4738d4dcce2
--- sources/gui/qml/components/TextEntry.qml	(.../TextEntry.qml)	(revision c1d0546e2d1a51ff919b2172ce647003359f0853)
+++ sources/gui/qml/components/TextEntry.qml	(.../TextEntry.qml)	(revision 477c26a4e1dcbdf7ad0f29ae7a1df4738d4dcce2)
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     property bool       hasCursor   : true
     property alias      lengthMax   : _input.maximumLength
     property bool       useQtNumPad : true
+    property bool showPlaceHolderText: false
 
     readonly property alias isValid : _input.acceptableInput
 
@@ -108,6 +109,17 @@
         onFocusChanged      : doFocus(focus)
     }
 
+    Text { id: _placeHolderText
+        text                : Variables.emptyEntry
+        anchors.centerIn    : _input
+        horizontalAlignment : Text.AlignRight
+        font.pixelSize      : Fonts.fontPixelValueControl
+        color               : Colors.offWhite
+        visible             :   _input.text.length === 0 &&
+                              ! _input.activeFocus       &&
+                                _root.showPlaceHolderText
+    }
+
     Line { id       : _line
         visible     : hasCursor
         color       : Colors.borderButtonHalfDarker