3d8b0303c81cfaa92123682a67e37c104b0bcf55
max
  Wed Sep 10 07:53:46 2025 -0700
shortening the help text under the position box, not sure why this never made it out, foudn in sandbox, refs #35939

diff --git src/hg/js/autocomplete.js src/hg/js/autocomplete.js
index 1d60c197091..78b3ddbbbe8 100644
--- src/hg/js/autocomplete.js
+++ src/hg/js/autocomplete.js
@@ -87,33 +87,33 @@
         if ($posInput[0] !== document.activeElement) {
             // Reset value before adding watermark -- only if user is not already typing here
             $posInput.val("");
         }
         var waterMark = suggestBox.restoreWatermark(db, assemblySupportsGeneSuggest);
         if (assemblySupportsGeneSuggest) {
             $.widget("custom.autocompletePosInput",
                 $.ui.autocomplete,
                 {
                 _renderMenu: function(ul, items) {
                     var that = this;
                     jQuery.each(items, function(index, item) {
                         that._renderItemData(ul, item);
                     });
                     if ($(this)[0].term === "") {
-                        ul.append("<div class='autoCompleteInfo' style='color:grey'>Showing 5 most recent searches. Enter 2 or more characters to start auto-complete search. Click the go button or press Enter to search across all tracks, hubs and our website. See 'examples' link above.</div>");
+                        ul.append("<div class='autoCompleteInfo'>Showing 5 most recent searches. Enter 2 or more characters to start auto-complete search.</div>");
                     } else {
-                        ul.append("<div class='autoCompleteInfo' style='color:grey'>Click the go button or press Enter to search across all tracks, hubs and our website. See 'examples' link above.</div>");
+                        ul.append("<div class='autoCompleteInfo'>Click 'Search' or press Enter to search all tracks, hubs and our web pages. See 'examples' link.</div>");
                     }
                 },
                 _renderItem: function(ul, item) {
                     // In order to use HTML markup in the autocomplete, one has to overwrite
                     // autocomplete's _renderItem method using .html instead of .text.
                     // http://forum.jquery.com/topic/using-html-in-autocomplete
                     let clockIcon = '';
                     if ($("#positionInput").val().length < 2) {
                         clockIcon = '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height=".75em" width=".75em" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.5.1 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d="M75 75L41 41C25.9 25.9 0 36.6 0 57.9V168c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24H134.1c21.4 0 32.1-25.9 17-41l-30.8-30.8C155 85.5 203 64 256 64c106 0 192 86 192 192s-86 192-192 192c-40.8 0-78.6-12.7-109.7-34.4c-14.5-10.1-34.4-6.6-44.6 7.9s-6.6 34.4 7.9 44.6C151.2 495 201.7 512 256 512c141.4 0 256-114.6 256-256S397.4 0 256 0C185.3 0 121.3 28.7 75 75zm181 53c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24V256c0 6.4 2.5 12.5 7 17l72 72c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0s9.4-24.6 0-33.9l-65-65V152c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24z"/></svg>&nbsp';
                     }
                     return $("<li></li>")
                         .data("ui-autocomplete-item", item)
                         .append($("<a></a>").html(clockIcon + item.label))
                         .appendTo(ul);
                 }