AutoCompletePlugin

All this plugin does is implement Arthur Clemens' TWiki:Plugins/AutoCompleteAddOn as a plugin, which allows users to provide an autocomplete text box using the %AUTOCOMPLETE% syntax, and also in TWikiForms (shown below).

Usage

Before you can use this plugin, you need to set up some data for the autocomplete. Examples can be found at AutoCompletePluginTestData.

In Topics and Templates

This plugin expands the %AUTOCOMPLETE{...}% variable, which takes the parameters described in AutoCompletePlugin#Parameters.

In TWikiForms

To use this plugin in TWikiForms, create a form template as descibed in TWikiForms#Defining_a_Form. This plugin adds the autocomplete type of field. To pass the parameters required by the plugin, place them in the Values column. An example is shown below:

You can use many of same attributes as you would in topics, except the following:

• name
• size
• value
• class
• formname

Parameters

Example

If installed, the following should create an jump box (TWiki 4.1):

Source:

<script type="text/javascript">
var SubmitJump = function(sType, aArgs) {
    document.myJumpForm.submit();
}
</script>
<form name="myJumpForm" action="%SCRIPTURLPATH{"view"}%/%BASEWEB%/%BASETOPIC%">%AUTOCOMPLETE{ name="topic" datatopic="Sandbox.AutoCompletePluginTestData"  datasection="topiclist" value="Jump" formname="myJumpForm" class="twikiInputField patternFormFieldDefaultColor" onfocus="clearDefaultandCSS(this);" onblur="setDefaultText(this);" itemselecthandler="SubmitJump" size="128px" }%</form>

Rendered:

Installation Instructions

%$INSTALL_INSTRUCTIONS%

Plugin Files

Plugin Info

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