[thelist] Access-like drop-downs

[Peter Brunone (EasyListBox.com)]

	That's not off-topic at all.  The problem with this feature of
dropdowns is that it only matches the first letter of the entry, so in
order to get to Italy in a list of countries, you'd have to type "T"
many times in a row instead of the more intuitive "ita".

-----Original Message-----
From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org On Behalf Of Paul Bennett

this may be OT but a little known(?) browser feature is that when you 
focus a select box and type, the browser will select the option item 
that corresponds closest to trhe value you're typing.

Hershel Robinson wrote:

>thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org wrote:
>  
>
>>Without actively stealing, you might want to check out the Google 
>>Suggest
>>beta: www.google.com/webhp?complete=1
>>    
>>
this also uses the xmlHttp javascript object which is well supported in 
later versions of IE and Moz based browsers, but not so well (if at all 
) in others.

>>It offers common refinements as you search, a sort of intelligent 
>>combo box. Pretty impressive idea.
>>    
>>
>
>Yahoo! email does the same thing. When composing email, when entering a

>few characters (or one) into the To: box (for example) a 'drop down' 
>appears with choices. Looks to me VERY similiar to the one on the URL 
>above.
>
>Hershel
>
>  
>

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