Question

now in web2py every field in the db look like this in the form

Label : [            ]

i’m using the custom form so i removed all labels and i want to show them as transparent bacground in the input and textarea and set the first option to the label in select

here is the customization

<div>{{=form.custom.widget.field}}</div>

i want it to look like this

inputs/textareas:
[ label ]
selects:
[ -- label -- [v]]

Answer 1

{{label = form.custom.label.field}}

For input fields you can use the placeholder attribute:

{{form.element(_name='fieldname')['_placeholder'] = label}}
<div>{{=form.custom.widget.field}}</div>

For your select fields:

{{form.custom.widget.field.element('option').append(label)}}
<div>{{=form.custom.widget.field}}</div>