InputWidget: Improved hint text

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/ui/inputwidget.c b/src/ui/inputwidget.c
index e34e861c..8e9f0423 100644
--- a/src/ui/inputwidget.c
+++ b/src/ui/inputwidget.c
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ void setMaxLen_InputWidget(iInputWidget *d, size_t maxLen) {
     }
 }
 
-void setHint_InputWidget(iInputWidget *d, const iString *hintText) {
-    set_String(&d->hint, hintText);
+void setHint_InputWidget(iInputWidget *d, const char *hintText) {
+    setCStr_String(&d->hint, hintText);
 }
 
 void setText_InputWidget(iInputWidget *d, const iString *text) {
diff --git a/src/ui/inputwidget.h b/src/ui/inputwidget.h
index 825d0118..01f4efc3 100644
--- a/src/ui/inputwidget.h
+++ b/src/ui/inputwidget.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ enum iInputMode {
     overwrite_InputMode,
 };
 
-void    setHint_InputWidget     (iInputWidget *, const iString *hintText);
+void    setHint_InputWidget     (iInputWidget *, const char *hintText);
 void    setSensitive_InputWidget(iInputWidget *, iBool isSensitive);
 void    setMode_InputWidget     (iInputWidget *, enum iInputMode mode);
 void    setMaxLen_InputWidget   (iInputWidget *, size_t maxLen);
@@ -43,3 +43,9 @@ void    begin_InputWidget       (iInputWidget *);
 void    end_InputWidget         (iInputWidget *, iBool accept);
 
 const iString * text_InputWidget    (const iInputWidget *);
+
+iLocalDef iInputWidget *newHint_InputWidget(size_t maxLen, const char *hint) {
+    iInputWidget *d = new_InputWidget(maxLen);
+    setHint_InputWidget(d, hint);
+    return d;
+}