On 8/7/07, Dave Howorth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Users need to choose from a very long list of possibilities (approx half > million). > > A neat interface that I saw for this (in Javascript IIRC) is to have a > combo box entry. As the user types the beginning of the name, the combo > box displays the first few possibilities that match and can select one > as soon as it appears. > > I've been trying to implement this using gtk+ but it feels like I'm > fighting the widget set, which sometimes means I'm trying to do the > wrong thing! At the moment, I'm trying to get the popup list to appear > while the focus stays on the text entry widget, for example. > > Does anybody have any example code of this type of interface? Or have > any suggestions for good alternative interfaces for this situation? > > Thanks, Dave
It may not be exactly what you want, but gtk_entry_set_completion might help. -Jim _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
