select lists that automatically move selection to keypress

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controlxjp
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select lists that automatically move selection to keypress

Post by controlxjp »

hi everyone,

this might be very elementary, but i can't seem to find where,

would this be javascript, i think i found a page implementing this but saw no onclick event
for the list element

would anyone mind pointing me in the right direction of this search? thanks
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Re: select lists that automatically move selection to keypress

Post by pickle »

To the best of my knowledge, this is done automatically by most browsers - just select a random element in the select box & start typing.

If that doesn't work then yes, you'd use Javascript.
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