Same issues !
Sincerely, Clement. On 6 juin, 21:02, Miles <[email protected]> wrote: > I completely agree that the user of the API should be able to supply > the default text for the input box. Specifying it via the options > parameter would be great. Or perhaps the google API could respect what > I've set for the value attribute on my input element? > > Another point of quirkiness I've noticed: > > In my webapp, if the user clicks outside of the autocomplete text box > before selecting a location from the drop down, I need the text box to > clear out instead of leaving the text as is. I've tried clearing the > textbox manually via onchange and onblur events, but the somehow the > autocomplete logic magically repopulates it right after it clears. > > Regards, > > Miles > > On Jun 6, 7:26 am, Gabriel Petrovay <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > And a few more things on usability: > > > - an Enter or Tab selection. I know that both are already used in form > > submission and navigation respectively. But it would be nice to let the user > > choose what key he wants in the constructor. > > - once the user chooses something, this should be considered "chosen" and > > the proposal div should not be displayed again if the user navigates back > > and forth the controls, unless he changes again the text in the autocomplete > > field. > > > And one more test and proposal for the focus thing: > > - try autocomplete on an input with the autofocus attribute. "Enter a > > location" should not be displayed. The options arguments in the Autocomplete > > contructor should say something like: > > var options = { > > emtyText: "Enter a location";} > > > This for at least two reasons: > > 1. internationalization (correct me if I-'m wrong and this is handled by an > > option in the maps API URL already, but not sure if that fits all needs) > > 2. letting users write their own text, and possibly empty if someone writes > > the text outside the field > > > Regards, > > Gabriel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
