Allow "down arrow" to be used to bring up the complete list of tags [feature-request] #54

johnsouth · 2014-01-10T23:51:21Z

It would be nice to be able to use the down arrow key within the autocomplete box to get a complete list of all available tags. This would most likely need to be a scrolling list of tags using the current setting for the number of tags shown in the autocomplete as a means of determining the maximum height of the box. The Select2 jQuery plugin does this and it's a nice feature for users that can't find the tag they're looking for.

mbenford · 2014-01-11T03:51:34Z

Hi John.

That very feature was present in early, pre-release versions of the autocomplete directive, but I dropped it after I had checked on other components/libraries (Twitter's Typeahead, jQueryUI's Autocomplete, and a few others) and seen that they don't have such a feature. Had I also checked on Select2 perhaps I would have thought more carefully about it...

FoxxMD · 2014-01-31T16:24:04Z

To add to this it would be nice to have "on focus" for the textbox open the dropdown with all tags.

Add an option to allow the tag list to show on input focus. This feature is useful when the user wants to see an unfiltered list of all available suggestions before typing. The Source expression must be able to handle a null query if this option is used. Partially addresses mbenford#54

Make down arrow keydown a hotkey that triggers the suggestion box to become visible. This feature is useful because it will give the user a way to browse the complete list of tags if they do not know what they are looking for. Requires the source function to handle a null input and return a list of tags. Addresses mbenford#54

…ot shown Add the down arrow downkey event as a hotkey that opens the suggestion box if the suggestion box is not visible. This feature is important because it gives the user a method for browsing the list of tags without needing to filter. Requires the source function to return a list when input is null. Addresses mbenford#54

…f not shown Add the down arrow downkey event as a hotkey that opens the suggestion box if the suggestion box is not visible. This feature is important because it gives the user a method for browsing the list of tags without needing to filter. Requires the source function to return a list when input is null. Addresses mbenford#54

Add an option to allow the tag list to show when input is empty. This feature is useful when the user wants to see an unfiltered list of all available suggestions before typing. The Source expression must be able to handle a null query if this option is used. Partially addresses mbenford#54

…f not shown Add the down arrow event as a hotkey that opens the suggestion box if the suggestion box is not visible. This feature is important because it gives the user a method for browsing the list of tags without needing to filter. Closes mbenford#54

mbenford mentioned this issue Feb 4, 2014

Add showOnEmpty option to autoComplete #65

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FoxxMD mentioned this issue Feb 5, 2014

feat(autoComplete): Add down arrow hotkey to open suggestion box if not shown #67

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mbenford modified the milestones: 2.0.0, post-1.1.1 Feb 18, 2014

mbenford modified the milestones: Post-2.0.0, 2.0.0 Mar 23, 2014

mbenford closed this as completed in c44f110 Jul 23, 2014

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Allow "down arrow" to be used to bring up the complete list of tags [feature-request] #54

Allow "down arrow" to be used to bring up the complete list of tags [feature-request] #54

johnsouth commented Jan 10, 2014

mbenford commented Jan 11, 2014

FoxxMD commented Jan 31, 2014

Allow "down arrow" to be used to bring up the complete list of tags [feature-request] #54

Allow "down arrow" to be used to bring up the complete list of tags [feature-request] #54

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johnsouth commented Jan 10, 2014

mbenford commented Jan 11, 2014

FoxxMD commented Jan 31, 2014