Re: NSComboBox -- How do I limit user typing to what is in the list

FROM : John Stiles
DATE : Thu Jun 08 22:46:27 2006

Well, this isn't a standard way for a Mac OS control to operate, so I 
guess you'll need to roll it yourself.
Personally, I would question whether you want to mimic non-standard 
Windows controls in a Mac app. To me that seems like the wrong 
choice, just on principle if nothing else.


On Jun 8, 2006, at 1:43 PM, Scott Mitchell wrote:

> Yeah that is what I wanted, but since our Windows counterpart uses 
> a Combo Box for the same thing, we have to sue a Combo box also 
> (Mainly for Documentation and Training purposes). I have argued 
> about this, but it is not worth fighting them about as far as I am 
> concerned. I save the fights for what really matter.
>
> Thanks,
> Scott Mitchell
> Senior Macintosh Software Engineer
> Excelsior Software
> http://www.excelsiorsoftware.com
>
>
> On Jun 8, 2006, at 2:33 PM, j o a r wrote:
>

>>
>> On 8 jun 2006, at 22.28, Scott Mitchell wrote:
>>

>>> So if the user types  "J" it selects January, but then if the 
>>> user types "Ju" it selects June. That all works fine by turning 
>>> on the [combobox setComplets:YES]. But if the user
>>> types say "Q" nothing gets put in the edit field. I don't want 
>>> the user to be able to type anything that is not in the list.

>>
>> How about using a regular pop-up button? If you want to allow for 
>> the user to "type-ahead", then direct them to the "full keyboard 
>> access" functionality of the keyboard shortcuts section of system 
>> preferences.
>>
>> j o a r
>>
>>

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