Sackgesicht VIP
Total posts: 1,636
21 Jun 2012 03:32

On of the "problems" in Cobalt is the simple autocomplete (ajax) function. Sometimes it just needs more information to make a decision for the right choice.

Imagine, you search for a Name, but you have

7 x Smith, John

in your list -- Which one is the right one?

Additional field information (picture thumbnail, address, birthday, etc) in the choices would help to make the right choice.

An example where it was already implemented is the category search, where it adds the category image ...

It would be a useful enhancement for the parent-child combo.

Thanks for thinking about a possible solution for this .. ;-)

Last Modified: 02 Mar 2014


clowride VIP
Total posts: 1,022
21 Jun 2012 04:16

+1, great idea form Sackgesicht


pepperstreet VIP
Total posts: 3,837
25 Jun 2012 19:51

Nice and powerful addition! (reminds me on facebook)


pepperstreet VIP
Total posts: 3,837
17 Sep 2012 01:19

An example where it was already implemented is the category search, where it adds the category image ...

Really? Missed it somehow. Thanks for reminding me.

BTW, any changes or news on auto-complete?

What about the main search field? If it is restricted on 2 or 3 fields and index... is it possible to have a preview here as well? (please! ;-) ) Would be cool for "user-profiles" or "classifieds".


pepperstreet VIP
Total posts: 3,837
17 Sep 2012 01:24

BTW, the plain and blank input field could have some visual hint... that is it an auto-updated input. Something like a "circle with gradient". CMS Drupal search fields have a similar indicator. Not optimal, but coming close to my request:

Drupal fields example:


pepperstreet VIP
Total posts: 3,837
18 Sep 2012 06:33

Something like a "circle with gradient". CMS Drupal search fields have a similar indicator.

Or this one from your icon label library.


pepperstreet VIP
Total posts: 3,837
06 Nov 2012 12:54

Will it be improved and extended in Cobalt8? Or even in a Cobalt7 update?


pepperstreet VIP
Total posts: 3,837
20 Jan 2013 17:20

Unusually, silence and no responses ...


Guest
17 Nov 2013 14:46

Wow, this would be a killer feature! An Autocomplete with additional infos displayed (like images, descriptions, parent-relationships which are stored in the records) accessible via onmouseover or in a simple popup... that feature would kill other CCKs :-) Something we can see in Cobalt 9?

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