Comments on: AutoComplete for Prototype.js

By: Jon B.

Jon B. — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:34:24 +0000

I do believe I’ve solved the problem. I looked in the jquery version and saw that Antonio had had a similar problem that he fixed by moving the notifier add code to a different part of the script. I found the equivalent section of the script in the Prototype version, moved the statements over, and voila! Problem is solved.

For the record, I moved these statements,

if( this.options.useNotifier ) { this.fld.removeClassName('ac_field'); this.fld.addClassName('ac_field_busy'); };

from lines 455-459 and inserted them right after line 243.

By: Jon B.

Jon B. — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:53:59 +0000

Here’s an example of the problem I’m having with the spinner:

http://www.track-blaster.com/wmbr/autocompletetest.html

By: Jon B.

Jon B. — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 03:17:36 +0000

Thanks for that answer. I’m a big fan of the original bsn version, but since I already use Prototype, I was curious to see if your version was any better. I’ve gotten it to work, but there is one odd problem: The spinner never goes away. The “leftcap” image appears on focus, and as soon as the autocomplete is triggered the spinner appears, but then it never reverts back to the leftcap unless the entire page is reloaded. Any idea what might be causing this?

By: Henry Weber

Henry Weber — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:44:06 +0000

Awesome job – this is absolutely great!

One problem I’ve found though… do you know how I can get the results to show up in a jquery modal dialog?

Thanks, Henry

By: Antonio Ramirez

Antonio Ramirez — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:41:20 +0000

Please download the files of AutoComplete for JQuery and use the resource files but the JS files…

Sorry for this inconvenience

By: Jon B.

Jon B. — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:17:01 +0000

The zip file I downloaded only contained the file autocomplete.js, but the code and your comments make reference to other files (autocomplete.css, demos, etc.). I used the download link http://www.ramirezcobos.com/?file_id=2

What am I missing?

By: Antonio Ramirez

Antonio Ramirez — Fri, 14 May 2010 10:14:40 +0000

Gracias Rafael, la verdad es que tengo una nueva versión de la misma pero no he tenido tiempo todavia de subirla..: Estoy muy involucrado en nuevos proyectos y la verdad… El Blog lo tengo un poco dificil de actualizar!

By: Rafael Perelló

Rafael Perelló — Fri, 14 May 2010 10:12:41 +0000

I suggest a change in the code:

var pos = this.fld.cumulativeOffset();

var pos = this.fld.viewportOffset();

I did that change because the first failed when it’s inside a container that was scrolled. “cumulativeOffset()” didn’t change when the scroll is different to top position. Instead “viewportOffset()” reflects real position.

Espero haberme explicado bien. Lo que quiero decir es que “cumulativeOffset” no tiene en cuenta el scroll del contenedor en el que estuviera, sin embargo “viewportOffset()” si tiene en cuenta ese movimiento y de esta forma queda anclado perfectamente.

Buen trabajo Antonio
Una cervecita para ti desde Mallorca.

By: Rafael Perelló

Rafael Perelló — Fri, 14 May 2010 10:03:51 +0000

Charlie: Hi, what format does the autocompleter expect the JSON response to be? E.g. {[result1, result2, result3]}

This is an example: {"results":[{"id":0,"value":"SPAIN","info":"in Europe"},{"id":1,"value":"CHINA","info":"in Asia"}]}

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:23:25 +0000

Hi, what format does the autocompleter expect the JSON response to be?

E.g. {[result1, result2, result3]}