33db6013f1b84f1ff59b285aec3a54414e928ad0
max
  Mon Oct 11 06:26:58 2021 -0700
removing the hg.conf dependency and changing "examples" help text to Jim's suggested text, refs #28072

diff --git src/hg/js/autocomplete.js src/hg/js/autocomplete.js
index 41bce2a..e1d0312 100644
--- src/hg/js/autocomplete.js
+++ src/hg/js/autocomplete.js
@@ -129,33 +129,27 @@
             // this let's the user click on the genomic position (e.g. if they want to edit it)
             clickCallback($(this).text());
             $('#positionInput').val($(this).text());
             suggestBox.clearFindMatches();
             if (hgTracks.windows)
                 {
                 genomePos.positionDisplayDialog();
                 }
         });
     },
 
     restoreWatermark: function(db, assemblySupportsGeneSuggest) {
         var waterMark;
         var $posInput = $('#positionInput');
         if (assemblySupportsGeneSuggest) {
-            if (db.match(/^hg[0-9]+/)) {
-                // Mention HGVS variant notation for human assemblies only, although it should work
-                // with any assembly that has refGene or ncbiRefSeq.
-                waterMark = "enter position, gene symbol, HGVS or search terms";
+                waterMark = "gene, chromosome range or other position, see examples";
         } else {
-                waterMark = "enter position, gene symbol or search terms";
-            }
-        } else {
-            waterMark = "enter position or search terms";
+            waterMark = "chromosome range or search terms, see examples";
         }
             //$('input[name="hgt.positionInput"]').val("");
         $posInput.val("");
         $posInput.Watermark(waterMark, '#686868');
 
         return waterMark;
     }, 
 
 };