Sorry - I was a bit trigger-happy with the send button. Pseudo-code
updated/finished:
> In short, I have something like the pseudo-code below. I'm happy to post my
> full test/draft if that helps.
>
> Maybe someone else has been through this before?
>
> Denton
>
>
> // a 'drop down or popup' box with suggested text completions
> class SuggestionsBox : public Fl_Menu_Window {
>
> Fl_Select_Browser *browser_; // ideally ...
>
> public:
> SuggestionsBox(...) : Fl_Menu_Window( ... ){
> create browser_;
> end();
> }
> ...
> etc.
>
> }
>
> // input box that displays "suggested completions" as dropdown/popup
> class SuggestionsInput : public Fl_Input {
>
> ...
>
> Fl_Input *input_;
> SuggestionsBox *browser_;
> ... etc etc ...
>
> browser_cb_() {
> // when user clicks a browser item, add to input_
> // then, hide browser_
> }
>
> int handle(int event) {
>
> // on keypress, take input_->value() as prefix. Use client fxn
> // to search db/tree of terms, send those to browser_.
> // show browser_ just below this input, but keep
> // focus in the text input.
>
> }
>
> public:
>
> InputWithSuggestionsBox(..) {
>
> // always display input_
>
> Fl_Group::end();
> browser_ = new SuggestionsBox(...);
> browser_->callback(browser_cb_, this);
>
>
> ... etc
>
> }
>
> // etc etc
>
> };
>
>
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