[thelist] Access-like drop-downs

[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:
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>>Without actively stealing, you might want to check out the
>>Google Suggest
>>beta: www.google.com/webhp?complete=1
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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.
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>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.
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>Hershel
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