On 4/26/09 9:12 AM, "mattvick" <vickery.matt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I need the list of results to appear without any of them highlighted > so hitting the return key submits the form without updating the text > in the search field. I still need the search field to update, and the > form submit, if any of the results in the list are highlighted and > clicked manually. this is one of two counter-intuitive keyboard behaviors i'm aware of. the other is tab, which most users would expect to get them to the next form element. > Will someone please point me in the right direction or even better > post an example so others can also benefit. i don't know for sure but i suspect that in most cases, changing the autocomplete keystroke behaviors requires changing the plugin code. which is a bit of a problem. i'd really like to use autocomplete in my app but without support (the author hasn't answered any email about autocomplete this month, afaict), seems like making it behave in a way that users won't complain about is going to mean branching.
