Rails spinoffs - Jun 2008 - autocomplete selection works only with mouse not with the keyboard

I use the Ajaxautocompleter <a href="http://www.eltern-fragen.de>on
this site</a> in a searchfield.
It works well with the mouse, but i can''t  it use withthe keyboard.

What''s wrong?
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group.
To post to this group, send email to
rubyonrails-spinoffs-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
rubyonrails-spinoffs-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

Not being a German speaker, I couldn''t come up with any search terms  
that yielded a hint list of more than one word. Can you offer a few  
"canned" search terms that we could use to test this?

Walter

On Jun 11, 2008, at 12:31 PM, pawel wrote:
>
> I use the Ajaxautocompleter <a
href="http://www.eltern-fragen.de>on
> this site</a> in a searchfield.
> It works well with the mouse, but i can''t  it use withthe
keyboard.
>
> What''s wrong?
>
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group.
To post to this group, send email to
rubyonrails-spinoffs-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
rubyonrails-spinoffs-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

Hallo Walter,

you''re right. The server script returns a list of single words.
It''s a
prototype ;-)
To use the autocompleter, you can type all words you''ll find on this
sites, f.o.

"Bri" It returns Briefe (letter) and Brita (the name of a woman).

On 11 Jun., 18:56, Walter Lee Davis
<wa...-HQgmohHLjDZWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Not being a German speaker, I couldn''t come up with any search
terms  
> that yielded a hint list of more than one word. Can you offer a few  
> "canned" search terms that we could use to test this?
>
> Walter
>
> On Jun 11, 2008, at 12:31 PM, pawel wrote:
>
>
>
> > I use the Ajaxautocompleter <a
href="http://www.eltern-fragen.de>on
> > this site</a> in a searchfield.
> > It works well with the mouse, but i can''t  it use withthe
keyboard.
>
> > What''s wrong?
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group.
To post to this group, send email to
rubyonrails-spinoffs-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
rubyonrails-spinoffs-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

After I wrote this, I discovered a few bits that could generate a  
longer list. One thing I noticed was that there wasn''t any difference  
(style-wise) between the selected list element and the other list  
elements. So it was possible to navigate the list using the arrow  
keys, but you couldn''t tell it was working.

I recommend that you strip back the style on this hint list to  
exactly the CSS code that''s in the Scriptaculous Wiki. Use a really  
restrictive ID selector to reset everything to just that. Never mind  
that it doesn''t match the rest of your layout! But try it with the  
"standard" CSS. Then see if you still have the problem. If not, then  
the problem is in your CSS, not the script.

I''ve used this system a lot over the years, and it works well in most  
cases. When I find that it doesn''t, the problem is usually down to my  
markup or CSS.

Walter

On Jun 12, 2008, at 2:43 PM, pawel wrote:
>
> Hallo Walter,
>
> you''re right. The server script returns a list of single words.
It''s a
> prototype ;-)
> To use the autocompleter, you can type all words you''ll find on
this
> sites, f.o.
>
> "Bri" It returns Briefe (letter) and Brita (the name of a woman).
>
> On 11 Jun., 18:56, Walter Lee Davis
<wa...-HQgmohHLjDZWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> Not being a German speaker, I couldn''t come up with any search
terms
>> that yielded a hint list of more than one word. Can you offer a few
>> "canned" search terms that we could use to test this?
>>
>> Walter
>>
>> On Jun 11, 2008, at 12:31 PM, pawel wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> I use the Ajaxautocompleter <a
href="http://www.eltern-fragen.de>on
>>> this site</a> in a searchfield.
>>> It works well with the mouse, but i can''t  it use withthe
keyboard.
>>
>>> What''s wrong?
> >

--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group.
To post to this group, send email to
rubyonrails-spinoffs-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
rubyonrails-spinoffs-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

You''re right, it was the style. I never thought this.

.autocomplete ul li.selected {

If there no rule for selected, i can''t it select it with the mouse but
not with the keyboard.

Thank you.

On 12 Jun., 20:51, Walter Lee Davis
<wa...-HQgmohHLjDZWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> After I wrote this, I discovered a few bits that could generate a  
> longer list. One thing I noticed was that there wasn''t any
difference  
> (style-wise) between the selected list element and the other list  
> elements. So it was possible to navigate the list using the arrow  
> keys, but you couldn''t tell it was working.
>
> I recommend that you strip back the style on this hint list to  
> exactly the CSS code that''s in the Scriptaculous Wiki. Use a
really  
> restrictive ID selector to reset everything to just that. Never mind  
> that it doesn''t match the rest of your layout! But try it with the
 
> "standard" CSS. Then see if you still have the problem. If not,
then  
> the problem is in your CSS, not the script.
>
> I''ve used this system a lot over the years, and it works well in
most  
> cases. When I find that it doesn''t, the problem is usually down to
my  
> markup or CSS.
>
> Walter
>
> On Jun 12, 2008, at 2:43 PM, pawel wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hallo Walter,
>
> > you''re right. The server script returns a list of single
words. It''s a
> > prototype ;-)
> > To use the autocompleter, you can type all words you''ll find
on this
> > sites, f.o.
>
> > "Bri" It returns Briefe (letter) and Brita (the name of a
woman).
>
> > On 11 Jun., 18:56, Walter Lee Davis
<wa...-HQgmohHLjDZWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >> Not being a German speaker, I couldn''t come up with any
search terms
> >> that yielded a hint list of more than one word. Can you offer a
few
> >> "canned" search terms that we could use to test this?
>
> >> Walter
>
> >> On Jun 11, 2008, at 12:31 PM, pawel wrote:
>
> >>> I use the Ajaxautocompleter <a
href="http://www.eltern-fragen.de>on
> >>> this site</a> in a searchfield.
> >>> It works well with the mouse, but i can''t  it use
withthe keyboard.
>
> >>> What''s wrong?
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group.
To post to this group, send email to
rubyonrails-spinoffs-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
rubyonrails-spinoffs-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---