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[edward potter]

ouch, the purist would probably cringe - allows the user to change a
drop down.  on the other hand it is kinda of cool. it sounds like you
are looking for an ajax solution.

Things to google:
ajax drop down type ahead

:-)  ed


On 12/19/06, Kenneth Downs <ken at secdat.com> wrote:
> Hi folks, I'm wondering if anybody has seen a particular kind of control
> I need.
>
> It's called many things, but "editable Select box" seems to be a common
> term.  One example that is close to what I want is here:
>
> http://www.dhtmlgoodies.com/scripts/form_widget_editable_select/form_widget_editable_select.html
>
> The trouble I'm running into is that none of the example out there seem
> to do quite what I want.  If somebody has seen or used one that does the
> following, any links would be hugely appreciated:
>
> 1)  Allows entry of a value not in the box (optionally turn this on or off)
> 2)  While user is typing, the drop-down list scrolls to the best current
> match
> 3)  Hitting "enter" or "tab" or whatever with a partial entry picks the
> best current match
>
> Anybody seen this?
>
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