Thanks. I have the DataTables plugin working so I can filter my records. Now I just need to work out how to select specific ones from the table and work with them.
On Nov 26, 9:31 am, David De La Harpe Golden <david.delaharpe.gol...@ichec.ie> wrote: > Stodge wrote: > > Offering the user a drop > > down combo box of requirements to choose from isn't the best option. > > Rant: combo box /means/ a text entry widget plus dropdown menu "combo". > For some reason web developers in particular seem prone to using it to > mean a dropdown alone (html forms sadly lack built-in combo boxes, of > course)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combo_box > > > I suppose I could create an auto-complete text box widget that offers > > a list of requirements that matches what they typed. But that's a lot > > of work for someone who doesn't know Javascript (though I do have > > JQuery plugged into my app) > > If you're using jquery there are quite a few ready-made jquery plugins > that mean you can make a combo box (for various ideas of what > a combo box is or should be) quickly. Kinda one of the points of jquery > is the large array of plugins, though with the usual problems of plugins > - variable quality and design. > > Here's a couple of > examples:http://phone.witamean.net/sexy-combo/examples/index.htmlhttp://www.fairwaytech.com/Technology/FlexBoxDemo.aspx#demo8 > see the jquery plugins list:http://plugins.jquery.com/ > search for "combo" or "autocomplete" or "autosuggest". > > OTOH, a combo box might still be a cramped interface. One could > e.g. present a filterable table with the likes of > dataTables.http://www.datatables.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
