Well, I was working on my reply before I saw your post. This would be great. I really like the idea of showing the user the choices that are close so that they can pick the one that they really want. I can see me showing this to my analysts as soon as you get the javascript and DHTML done. I know I'm really interested in seeing it.
Great idea. --- Sean Schofield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kind of like that except I was thinking that in > addition to the "type > ahead" stuff you would also get the drop down that > would show other > simliar choices. So you can keep typing or chose > one from the list. > Unlike google's version you would also have the > option to scroll (with > settings that would allow you to turn off the scroll > bar.) > > My coworker and I are stil hammering out the kinks. > We'll have a > working example (just javascript and DHTML no faces) > shortly. Then I > will port it over to JSF. > > sean > > > On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 01:43:42 +0100, Michał Małecki > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Sean, > > something like that > > > > http://www.man.poznan.pl/~mmalecki/ehead.html ? > > I think the best would be to mimic google suggest > (I mean combo box like view, not server-side > communcation),but it would definetelly more dhtml > magic > > Michał Małecki > > > > > > >I have an idea for the next component I can > contribute. I am still > > >working on the revised tree but there is a new > component that I am > > >working on that I think would be very useful for > others. > > > > > >Basically it would be a "suggest" input > component. So it would look > > >like a regular input text field but once you > started typing in it, it > > >would "suggest" choices. For those of you not > familiar with "google > > >suggest" you should check that feature out for a > better idea of what I > > >mean. > > > > > >Unlike google's suggest feature it would not > dynamically communicate > > >with the server to update the list. You would > specify a finite list > > >via a backing bean and those would be the > choices. You could also > > >specify whether to require the value be one of > the choices listed (it > > >would have an internal validatation method > provided.) > > > > > >I had the idea for this feature when our users > complained about now > > >having the "type ahead" stuff in our webapp that > they were used to > > >seeing in their otherwise lousy Oracle Forms > application. (Not a slam > > >on Oracle Forms, just this implementation.) > > > > > >Anyways, I am working with someone who is doing > all of the javascript > > >and DHTML necessary. It wil work in IE and > Firefox. I will port it > > >over to JSF and offer it to MyFaces if there is > interest. > > > > > >sean > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
