>>First download autocomplete plugin from squirrelmail.org. Follow all included
>>installation instructions (there should be some).
> 
> Doesn't work. There is no autocomplete.js, so I would appreciate if
> someone could please email me that file.

Florian has already mentioned that the autocomplete.js file will be 
generated from the patch in the next step. Again there are two 
distinctly different steps to follow here

(1) download and install plugin from squirrelmail.org forum
(2) download and install patch from qv90.de.

The .js file will only be created in the second step, which is why you 
were told to first perform the *FIRST* step, otherwise you cannot 
progress to the next one.

> FYI, I downloaded the "autocomplete.2.0-1.0.0" plugin from:
> http://squirrelmail.org/plugin_download.php?id=32&rev=618
> 
> This tar.gz does not contain any *.js file at all! And in its README, it says:
That's because it will be generated in the next step, when you apply the 
patch.

> [QUOTE]
> 
> Installation
> ============
> As with other plugins, just uncompress the archive in the plugins
> directory, go back to the main directory, run configure and add the plugin.
> 
> [CLOSE QUOTE]
> 
> So I am sure I have not missed any peculiar step.

The - basic - steps to follow are:
(1) download and install plugin from squirrelmail.org

(2) download and install patch from squirrelmail forum

These are two distinct, separate things. When you deal with "patches" 
you first have to understand how to apply them. You have already been 
given basic instructions for this by Florian:

[snip]
4. If you want to install a patch file you should download the file to a
location of your choice.
5. To apply the patch, switch to your SquirrelMail installation 
directory and
use the patch command.

$ cd <sm directory>
$ patch -p0 < <location and name of diff file>

[snip]

You have been given instructions that, granted, may seem a bit confusing 
to you but you're not following them in proper order because you lack 
understanding of what you are doing.

If you need help in understanding patches read
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patch (general explanation)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_%28Unix%29 (unix-specific)


The instructions how to install a patch file are also on qv90.de, on the 
same page where you can download the plugins.


Hope this could shed some light,

Johannes


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