From 1f1154833705cd4474cc0c97730d8f7ca2230728 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan la Cour <jon@lacour.me>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 13:36:57 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Update input placeholder styles for empty inputs

---
 scss/helpers/_mixins.scss           | 4 ++++
 scss/modules/inputs/_messaging.scss | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scss/helpers/_mixins.scss b/scss/helpers/_mixins.scss
index 391f5cf7..07caae18 100644
--- a/scss/helpers/_mixins.scss
+++ b/scss/helpers/_mixins.scss
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@
     filter: none;
     opacity: 0.5;
   }
+
+  &[data-placeholder]:empty::before {
+    color: $base-font-color !important;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/scss/modules/inputs/_messaging.scss b/scss/modules/inputs/_messaging.scss
index 0f5443df..516d8067 100644
--- a/scss/modules/inputs/_messaging.scss
+++ b/scss/modules/inputs/_messaging.scss
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 }
 
 #msg_input {
+  @include placeholder;
+
   background: $color-shade-light;
   border-color: $color-shade-mid;
   color: $base-font-color;