Hi , I patched simple.js to change type="password" to type="text" on placeholders

src/simple.js

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 // Author: James Brumond <james@jbrumond.me> (http://www.jbrumond.me)
 // 
 
+// Patched by Francesco Munafò to automatically transform password fields to text fields when a placeholder is used
+
 (function(window, document, undefined) {
 
 	// Don't run the polyfill if it isn't needed
@@ -131,14 +133,26 @@
 
 		function checkPlaceholder() {
 			if (elem.value) {
+
+				/* FRANCESCOMM START */
+				if(elem.wasPassword === true) {elem.type = 'password';}
+				/* FRANCESCOMM END */
+
 				hidePlaceholder();
 			} else {
+				/* FRANCESCOMM START */
+				if(elem.type === 'password') {elem.wasPassword=true; elem.type = 'text';}
+				/* FRANCESCOMM END */
+
 				showPlaceholder();
 			}
 		}
 
 		function showPlaceholder() {
 			if (! elem.__placeholder && ! elem.value) {
+				/* FRANCESCOMM START */
+				if(elem.type === 'password') {elem.wasPassword=true; elem.type = 'text';}
+				/* FRANCESCOMM END */
 				doShowPlaceholder();
 			}
 		}

src/simple_clean_submit.js

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+
+		// This is a demo script to remove fake input placeholders (value="") from inputs on submit
+		// Or you can do it sever side
+		// francescomm
+
+		$(document).on("submit",function(e) {
+
+
+			// remove placeholders from all fields before submitting
+
+			$("input,textarea").each(function() {
+				var value=$(this).val();
+				if($(this).val()!=="" && $(this).val()===$(this).attr("placeholder")) $(this).val("");
+			});
+
+
+			// in case submit fails, restore placeholders, after 1 second
+
+			setTimeout(function() {
+				$("input,textarea").each(function() {
+					if($(this).val()==="" && $(this).attr("placeholder")!=="") $(this).val($(this).attr("placeholder"));
+				});
+			},1000);
+
+			//e.preventDefault(); // don't stop, (uncomment for testing) let the submitting go on
+
+		})