0971bab63556dd9c926be56b28fb02b18bb3a9ef
max
  Fri Sep 18 09:32:48 2026 -0700
hgSession: name field's watermark carries "Session name, default ..."

#Preview2 week - bugs introduced now will need a build patch to fix
refs #38311

diff --git src/hg/js/hgSession.js src/hg/js/hgSession.js
index 75ef8ddaff8..5709080017a 100644
--- src/hg/js/hgSession.js
+++ src/hg/js/hgSession.js
@@ -683,31 +683,31 @@
     // Ghost text for the name field is a real generated name, not an explanation of the feature -
     // the info bubble already says what it is.
     var randName = sessEnc(sessRandomShareName());
     var nameTip = 'Optional. Leave this blank and your session will be saved under an ' +
         'automatically generated random name, like the one shown here. The session name ' +
         'becomes part of the session’s URL, e.g. https://genome.ucsc.edu/s/' +
         sessEnc(C.userName) + '/<sessionName>.';
     var descTip = 'Shown when the session is loaded, in the table below on mouseover, and in ' +
         'the Public Sessions gallery if this session is made public.';
     return '<div class="sessSaveCard">' +
         '<div class="sessSaveHead"><span class="sessSaveTitle">' +
         'Save the current view as a stable session link</span>' + what + '</div>' +
         '<div class="sessSaveRow">' +
         '<div class="sessSaveField">' +
         '<input id="sessSaveName" class="sessSaveInput" type="text" maxlength="255" ' +
-        'placeholder="' + randName + '">' +
+        'placeholder="Session name, default ' + randName + '">' +
         '<span class="sessInfo" title="' + nameTip + '">&#9432;</span></div>' +
         '<label class="sessSaveCheck"><input type="checkbox" id="sessSavePrivate"> ' +
         'Private: Session can only be loaded by myself</label>' +
         '<button type="button" class="gbPill primary" id="sessSaveBtn" ' +
         'title="Save your current browser view as a named session">Save session</button>' +
         '</div>' +
         '<div class="sessSaveField">' +
         '<input id="sessSaveDesc" class="sessSaveInput" type="text" maxlength="512" ' +
         'placeholder="Optional">' +
         '<span class="sessInfo" title="' + descTip + '">&#9432;</span></div>' +
         '</div>';
 }
 
 function sessRecentHtml(recent) {
     // A quick shortcut to re-save the session the user most recently saved, keeping its name and