[thesite] what do you call this feature?
Madhu Menon
webguru at vsnl.net
Wed Jan 2 12:44:30 CST 2002
At 11:34 PM 1/2/2002, .jeff typed these words:
>there's a popup the first time you use it the asking if you'd like to leave
>it on (or is it asking to enable it? i don't recall).
Yep. It asks whether you want to turn it on.
>i use auto complete for quick form fill-in when testing/debugging
>applications. for me, it's a life-saver. i also regularly find myself
[snip]
It's saved me so many keystrokes that I'd be lost without it. Every time a
user name, email, etc. has to be entered, autocomplete saves me time and
also prevents me from making typos. For example, by using the autocomplete
for usernames, I make sure that I actually enter "themadman" every time,
eliminating the possibility that I might make a mistake typing it in.
In fact, I'm thinking of turning it into a usability tool for some sites.
If, for instance, I were setting up a bookstore on the Net, it would be
helpful to use the same field name for the input box ("field-keywords") as
Amazon.com
If the user had searched Amazon for a book earlier and searches for the
same book on my site, IE's autocomplete would kick in and help the user.
Cool, eh?
>deleting entries like "asdf", "adsf", etc. or using those entries on
>registration forms for sites i'm certain will be spamming me. email? down
>arrow, highlight "asdf at asdf.asd", tab. *grin*
Use sneakemail.com, Jeff. Track those spammer vermin down. :)
Madhu
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