I've posted the 'single click' jquery autocomplete plugin here. Both full and minified versions are updated:
http://www.edwardotis.com/public_files/js/jquery-autocompleteplugin/autocomplete-single-click-dropdown-option.zip enjoy, Ed On Mar 30, 12:41 pm, Ed J <edwardo...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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
