I have this super huge array of cities being populated into a combobox (v2 2004). It there anyway that when a user clicks one to reveal the cities in the combobox, that they can start to type the city that it stays in the same letter.
ok picture this scenario. or try it http://www.thomasswift.com/forumStuff/cityTest.html
the user wants to select “anaheim”
they click the arrow to open the box
then on the keyboard type A (which takes them to beggining of A)
then type N and it takes them to the beginning of N
Ok here is my thought on what i could do. feel free to help or shoot the ideas down.
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when they click on the combobox set a 15 sec or so time and record what they type then try to react to it by finding the closest match.
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create a text box to the side and filter our what doesnt match. i.e in the text box they type A all other letters disappear.
any other suggestions?
i am attaching the fla if you want to see it.
http://www.thomasswift.com/forumStuff/cityTest.fla
i am just trying to make usable forms for my coworkers.
thanks tom
