similar to: auto_complete_field Vs text_field_with_auto_complete

Hi, text_field_with_auto_complete works. auto_complete_field almost works, the only problem is that it does not update the display:none default attribute of the div that receives the results. So the results are there, but I can''t see them. I compared both html, and they look the same. Only CSS differs, but updating the display:none should only happen in the javascript code. Who ran

Not sure what I am doing wrong. Here is what i am trying to do (code to follow). I have a form to create a new book. This book can have many authors and I wanted to be able to add the authors based on if they appear in the authors table. I originally was going about it a long and arduous way where I had several forms. After thinking about it I decided to dynamically add new fields to

Hi, I''m wondering if it is possible to pass an extra value (which I will use to further restrict my query) using text_field_with_auto_complete? Any suggestions would be appreciated! -Mike

Hi friends I have problem with auto_complete_field. I have used auto_complete_field with in the remote_form_for. But when we enter the text in auto_complete_field two actions are calling 1. auto_complete_field action 2. remote_form_for action I need to restrict the form action when we enter text on auto_complete_field Could u give any ideas? <div

Good afertnoon. I''m trying to use a mouse over event: Event.observe("name_auto_complete", "mouseover", function(){alert("auto_complete")} ); with the auto_complete_field bellow. <%= text_field_tag("name") %> <%= content_tag("div", "", "id" => "name_auto_complete") %> <%=

Okay, urm, here is the problem :) I have an auto_complete field that gets back a set of three values, so, ideally, I thought I would put the :after tag on the auto_complete_field, use a little custom javascript function that splits it up and flings it into the other values, except, call me stupid, but, auto_complete_field doesn''t have an :after tag ? At least, I can''t see

Hi, I have auto_complete working generating a list and populating a text box in a form. The problem arises when I add the :on_hide option as follows: <%= auto_complete_field "search", { :url => {:action => "search"}, :on_hide => "foo($(''selected_uid''), $(''search_list''))"} > %> :on_hide makes everything stop

Hey everybody, I am using text field with autocomplete in my posts new action. That works great. Response from autocompleter in firebug: POST http://localhost:3001/posts/auto_complete_for_tag_name 200 OK 68ms but if I use the same in edit action it fails and I got this error. POST http://localhost:3001/posts/781/auto_complete_for_tag_name 404 Not Found 81ms *** POSTS controller: *** def

I''m trying to get some auto_complete_field stuff going, and I have them working for the most part, but I can''t quite get how the :on_hide option works. I''m hoping that I can populate a hidden field with the id of the chosen record with it...is that going to be possible? Thanks for your help. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Hi, I have a tricky question about text_field_with_auto_complete. I''ve created an admin section for a database of books and on each page there is a form at the top with a single search field on the title of books. So I''ve used: <%= start_form_tag ({:controller => ''books'', :action => ''edit'' }) %> <label

I need to pass a parameter in my text_field_with_auto_complete and am struggling to discover how to do this. I have something like this: <%= text_field_with_auto_complete ''user'', ''username'', {}, {:with => "''post=''@company_title.id"} %> but because it is in a partial that pops as a result from a remote_function_tag, I am

Dear all: I got the error in my rails 2.2.2 project on ma os x leopard. i did as follow: script/plugin install auto_complete but when i start the server and try to approach the page which used the auto_complete, it can''t find the helper method as the error told: "undefined method `text_field_with_auto_complete'' ", than i try this in script/console helper.methods i

hello rubys, i got a problem with the text_field_with_auto_complete(). everthing''s working but unfortunately the items (which are for choosing) are filled into the input=text in a way that is unacceptable. the first 6 characzers are empty-spaces, than the item and at last 5 empty-spaces. doeas anybody know why? and maybe how to solve this problem? my code is following: view:

hello all, I am trying to get a customized text_field_with_auto_complete working where the generated dropdown will display not only the list of teams (first line), but also their city and country(second line). In my view, I have: <p> <label for="team_name">Team: </label> <%= text_field_with_auto_complete :team, :name, {}, :skip_style => true %>

First let me say that Im very new to rails, but Im a solid PHP programmer & Im very much enjoying the transition and working with such a nice framework. That said, Ive had my ups and downs over the past few weeks, such is to be expected as part of the learning process, but Ive run into a sort of brick wall, at least for my experience level. I am using the acts_as_taggable plugin in

I am seeing a problem with text_field_with_auto_complete in which the input does not get populated with the selected value, but only in firefox (1.5.0.4). Works in IE just fine. I have a super-simple mockup that shows this problem below. Can anyone please confirm for me that this does/does not work in firefox or point out my mistake? I''m wondering if I need to submit a bug? The example

I need a form where the user must enter a city name. I would like to use an autocomplete_field for the city name, so I have the following code in my view: <%= text_field_with_auto_complete ''entry'', ''city_name'', :size => 40 %> and in my controller I have the method: def auto_complete_for_entry_city_name @cities = City.find(:all,

I have a problem with text_field_with_auto_complete. Everything works fine except when I type special characters like ?,?,?. They are not escaped. "oberver_field" has a with-option like this: :with => "''ort='' + escape($F(''ort''))" This works fine with umlauts, too. Is there a way to escape the user input using

Hey guys, I have a text_field_with_auto_complete that looks like this: <%= text_field_with_auto_complete ("service_request", "req_name", {"size"=>40}) %> which goes to this in the controller: def auto_complete_for_service_request_req_name auto_complete_responder_for_investigators params[:service_request][:req_name] end

I have a view with two auto complete input boxes. How do I give the input a name like I can for "text_input" helper? I''ve looked at the docs (http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActionView/Helpers/JavaScriptMacrosHelper.html#M000462) but cant make sense of it... <p><label for="search_start_station">From</label><br/> <%=