Hm, we will do this with Javascript. Thanks for the tip.

I have added some more code to the JS to disable the autocomplete on the form too. Please test the new dropdown if it really disables the IE default autocomplete or not.

I am sorry to say... Test resulted negative.
I took a look at your script. You used Fa.autocomplete="off". I tested this. It is correct and it should work, but somehow it does not. It is a bug in MSIE, I think.

There is a workaround:
Use Fa.setAttribute("autocomplete","off"). I succesfully tested this.

Sounds good, since setAttribute is in DOM Level1, and is supported since IE4, which means it is portable enough :))) I'll update the site again...

Some mirror sites already have the new code, thanks for the suggestion, and please provide feedback on whether it is working or not (check that you test the new script by searching for setAttribute in the /functions.js source code on the mirror site you test with)...

Happy new year!

I am sorry :( It does not work. But this time, it's something else.
The script uses the focus event in which the autocomplete is set to "off". This event is "too late". MSIE already initialized its AutoCompletion data. Then, IE shows the list after double-clicking or pressing a key.

I have tried the MSIE-specific focusin event, and, according to the MSDN documentation, fires before an element is focussed.
This did not work either...

It works only by setting it directly or by using an event that fires before the initialization, I have found so far.
I do not know of an event that fires before this initialization, so I think you have to change the way autocomplete is switched on and off.

*Suggestion*
Maybe it is better to create an onChange event on the <select>. It checkes if "quickref" is selected and then disables autocomplete.


And happy new year to you!

Could you please try this out locally on your machine, and report whether you have success. I have no IE to test...

Succesfully tested!

Here are the changes.

Add an event:
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FA.onchange=FC;
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Add function FC():
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function FC() {
 if(FA.value=="quickref")
  Fa.setAttribute("autocomplete", "off");
 else
  Fa.setAttribute("autocomplete", "on");
}
-----------------------------------------

Remove Fa.setAttribute() from FZ() and fh_EBlurT().


Run FC() at the end of the script:
-----
FC();
-----

That's all. Good luck!

Thanks, I have added the new code to the website, so we can test how it works soon (after the code populates to mirror sites). Please get back in some hours, or a day, hard-reload the search page, and test the new code you have suggested :)

Thanks for your contribution, and have a happy new year!

I am glad to say that it works okay now!

so let's close it :)

Hello,

I couldn't help it to catch up to this forum. I try to find the propper way to create a auto completion search list. The values should be loaded from out a MySql database. Could anyone help me out on this ??

Best Regards,
Benny Gommers