Re: question about javascript and textboxes for Pros

--- Siim Einfeldt aka Itpunk <siim_e(at)pshg.edu.ee>
wrote:
> 
> 
>   one problem solved:-) ok, I can now type f, but
> what if I wanted to
> write fe (f and e) or even feb (f and e and b)?
> 

Ah, now that's trickier! Go ask Cyanide (-:

But if you ask me, well, AFAIK, if would wanted to
approximate that kind of behavior I think you'd have
to have a separate textbox, and prompt the user to
type the first 2 (or 3, or 4) characters of the
item/number and click something, which would trigger a
function that would loop through your OPTIONS array
comparing strings, and set the matching element of the
options array's SELECTED attrib to true when it hits a
match, and then exit the loop. And give them a
window.alert message saying "sorry, we ain't got that"
if you get to the end without finding a match.

Like a totally client-side database, in a way.
Interesting!

Maybe more work than it's worth for the user, or maybe
not, if there are that many options in the select
menu.

Let me know if you need a code example.

     David

David Mintz
Spanish Interpreter, US District Court
Southern District of New York
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