Hello, I am trying to get the same functionality as Andrea also.
Here's my use case: I currently have a traditional form select drop down list that can get very long. It's tedious to scan and scroll through the entire list when it gets long. I would like to use autocomplete to show the entire list on focus, and then dynamically pare down the list as the user types in part of an element name. I think that would create the best user experience for my case. Right now, it's confusing for a user to double click the input field in order for the entire list of elements to show. Single click (aka focus) doesn't work. Ideas? Thanks, Ed On Mar 19, 3:20 am, "Mr.Rech" <andrea.ricip...@gmail.com> wrote: > You are right, but sometimes it's nice to have a list of options > rolled down as soon as the field gets the focus. Especially when that > list is quite short (maybe as a consequence of some filtering based on > already filled in fields). In these cases, it'd be nice to > haveautocompleteworking without any input from the user. Using the same > widget for all the (text) input fields instead of many different ones > will end in a better user experience (IMHO). > > Any hints? > > Andrea > > On Mar 19, 10:48 am, bart <b...@ivwd.nl> wrote: > > > Isn't the entire idea behind auto_complete_ that it actually needs > > input before it can complete anything for you? > > > On Mar 19, 10:37 am, "Mr.Rech" <andrea.ricip...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > on theautocompletedemo-page I've noticed many examples that set > > > "minChars" option to "0", giving the impression that they will fire up > > > as soon as each input field gets the focus. However, they don't, and I > > > have to type in at least one character to get the autocompletion > > > working. Now, since I'd really need toautocompletefields when they > > > get focus, I'm wondering if I can get this in any way. Isautocomplete > > > expected to support this feature at any time in the future? If > > >autocompletedoesn't support this at all, how can I get a similar > > > result? > > > > TIA, > > > Andrea
