I like "Typeadhead-like" the most, with "Turn off autoselection" a close second.
James Kebinger wrote: > oops, I should have ended that with something like - "so please give it > a whirl and let me know what you think" :) > > On 3/24/07, *James Kebinger* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > I think it is useful to interactively explore the autocomplete > behaviors, so I put together a page with the current autocomplete > behavior, autocomplete with autoselect turned off (as this is what > seems to annoy some folks), and a third option I hacked together > with a kind of typeahead, so the Autocompleter autoselects the > matching item, but the text in the input text box is selected, so it > can be typed over easily. > > here's the url to try it at: > http://test.kebinger.com/autocomplete/autocompletetest.html > <http://test.kebinger.com/autocomplete/autocompletetest.html> > > > On 3/22/07, *James Kebinger* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > The behavior of the example at scriptaculous is pretty nice - it > doesn't autofill and snap to the end of the text box as is the > behavior in tracks, rather it allows you to hit enter to use the > suggestion, or you can just keep typing. > http://demo.script.aculo.us/ajax/autocompleter_customized > > I'll look into the behavior of ours tonight or in the next > couple of days. > > > On 3/22/07, *James Kebinger* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > I was thinking a good way to handle the ui experience could > be the way IE used to do inline autocomplete - the suggested > portion of the word is inserted selected, so that if one > continues to type, the suggestion is typed over. It also > offered selections on every keystroke, which I think we > should do too (I agree the current behavior is a bit tricky) > > -james > > > > _______________________________________________ Tracks-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rousette.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/tracks-discuss
