Rails - Dec 2005 - problems with text_field_with_autocomplete

I''m trying to set up a search field with autocomplete. I have verified 
that the server is called when I type a letter in the box, and that the 
handler creates the correct instance variable. However, I never see the 
partial that is supposed to be rendered.

Here are the relevant files. I included their paths/names in case I am 
missing some nuance of the naming conventions.

Here''s the view: (app/views/topic/observer.rhtml)

<%= javascript_include_tag "prototype" %>
<%= javascript_include_tag "effects" %>
<%= javascript_include_tag "dragdrop" %>
<%= javascript_include_tag "controls" %>
<%= text_field_with_auto_complete :topic, :dr_title,
        {}, :skip_style => true  %><br/>

Here''s the handler, it''s just faked up for now. I
don''t care about the
actual search at this point, just want to show that the partial 
rendering is not working:
file: app/controllers/topic_controller.rb:

  def auto_complete_for_topic_dr_title
    handle_autocompletion (params[:topic][:dr_title])
  end

  def tester
     handle_autocompletion(params[:id])
  end

  private
  def handle_autocompletion (value)
      puts "VALUE = #{value}"
      @results = []
      thing = {"foo" => "bar"}
      @results.push(thing)
      render :partial => "matches", :layout => false
  end

Here''s the partial (app/views/topic/_matches.rhtml):
<ul>
nothing
</ul>

If I hit http://localhost:3000/topic/tester/foo, I see the word 
"nothing". So I know the partial is rendered correctly in that case.

However, when  I hit http://localhost:3000/topic/observer, I think that 
I ought to see the word "nothing" no matter what I type into the box, 
but I don''t see anything.  I know the handler method is being called 
because I see the puts output in the WEBrick console.

I have tried this in a few different browsers. I am running the most 
recent version of rails as of a couple weeks ago (how do I tell which 
exactly?). I also tried it on Ruby 1.8.2 and 1.8.3. And, I downloaded 
the latest javascripts from script.aculo.us, none of these things made 
any difference.

Hope someone can help....
DT

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Dan Tenenbaum wrote:
> I''m trying to set up a search field with autocomplete. I have
verified
> that the server is called when I type a letter in the box, and that the 
> handler creates the correct instance variable. However, I never see the 
> partial that is supposed to be rendered.
Fyi, if anyone is curious about this, I fixed it by beginning with the 
demo from script.aculo.us and changing things one step at a time instead 
of trying to customize right off the bat.


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