On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 1:01 AM, Kirk Brooks via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote:
I've been messing around with type ahead recently. I came across that as > well and I seem to recall the solution was some 'regular' type ahead > methodology wired up to the list box. So you'd still have the list object > as a separate object on your form and move/show it when doing entry on the > listbox cell. Then hide it when done. And if you want to include a 'shadow' > TA object (to show what the TA completion would be if you selected it at > that moment - looks like the placeholder) it's more complicated by issues > of transparency and z-axis locations. Sigh. > Sigh :( Thanks for letting me know all the same.... If anyone can think up a clear feature request, post back here! This looks like something a lot of folks would vote for. It's an ideal request in a few ways because * Lots of people already want it. * Lots more people would want it as soon as it was available. * It's sounds pretty over-the-top hard to do today. I'd bet 4D could do a very nice job of adding as an optional behavior on a listbox column. Like, 'it has to be sorted and then when the object has focus, we'll use a binary search to find the best place for where they've typed.' After that, they could apply the same logic to the Explorer window where type-ahead only seems to respect 2-3 characters... ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
