Hi Andrea,
I have updated my local version of the plugin to support the behavior
that we both want.
In the unminified version 1.02 of the autocomplete plugin, change line
165
from:
if ( hasFocus++ > 1 && !select.visible() ) {
to:
if ( hasFocus++ > 0 && !select.visible() ) {
In my test on Firefox 3.x and iPhone safari, it worked fine. When you
single click into the field, your complete drop down list will now
show up, and autocomplete works correctly.
Hope this helps,
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 have
> autocomplete working 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 the autocomplete demo-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 to autocomplete fields when they
> > > get focus, I'm wondering if I can get this in any way. Is autocomplete
> > > expected to support this feature at any time in the future? If
> > > autocomplete doesn't support this at all, how can I get a similar
> > > result?
>
> > > TIA,
> > > Andrea
