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GilbertZ · #1 08-19-2005, 03:02 AM

Here's a real cool hack I'd love to see (and would certainly use in a plugin I'm going to create soon). It uses ajax and javascript in a way that helps you achieve something that is otherwise a royal pain in the ass. This is exactly what ajax is made for IMO.

When you go to your PM box and want to write a PM to someone, you have to remember the username EXACTLY. If not your whole PM goes to the server, you get an error message. You risk losing the PM. By copying the functionality in Google Suggest:

http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en

you type a letter, javascript detects it, makes a call to the server for all members starting with that character in a drop down, type more letters it filters more users.

I have yet to learn enough ajax or javascript to quite make this work in a cross browser compatible manner. But if someone wants to run with the idea, please let me know. I can really use it for what I want to build.

AN-net · #2 08-19-2005, 03:21 AM

isnt there a ajax hack for usernames released on here? why not just take that code and apply it to pm's

GilbertZ · #3 08-19-2005, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by AN-net

isnt there a ajax hack for usernames released on here? why not just take that code and apply it to pm's

Cool. Do you have a url?

amykhar · #4 08-19-2005, 03:31 AM

actually, the 3.5 version now has a username hint. When you are typing the username in the to box, a list of possible choices pops up that you can select from

GilbertZ · #5 08-19-2005, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by amykhar

actually, the 3.5 version now has a username hint. When you are typing the username in the to box, a list of possible choices pops up that you can select from

It isn't working for me. Are you talking about the PM system? I just tried it in vb.com. No go.

amykhar · #6 08-19-2005, 03:49 AM

Yes. It's working on my site. I just tried it on vb.com and it works there too. Compose a new pm. Type fil and a list of names pops up that starts with fil.

Amy

Zachery · #7 08-19-2005, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by GilbertZ

It isn't working for me. Are you talking about the PM system? I just tried it in vb.com. No go.

What browser are you using?

GilbertZ · #8 08-19-2005, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Zachery

What browser are you using?

Firefox. Which one should I use?

amykhar · #9 08-19-2005, 03:51 AM

I'm using firefox and it works for me.

GilbertZ · #10 08-19-2005, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by amykhar

I'm using firefox and it works for me.

That is very weird. I just tried in I.E. also and it doesn't work there either. Could it be a setting? Maybe I need advanced editor turned on?

Nah. That doesn't seem to be the problem. Maybe some graphics will help. Does your input box look like this?

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