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[Luke Benstead <kazade@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 26 April 2010 13:35, Frederik Nnaji <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hi there, conscious :D
>
> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:11, Conscious User <conscioususer@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> We should also keep in mind that the average user is probably
>> a slow typist.
>
> there's nothing better for a slow typist than autocompletion wherever
> he/she needs to type.
> your concern is warranted, but totally depends on how poorly the
> dialog is designed.
>
> here a durrty mockup of how easy this could eventually get ;)
>
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I like the mockup, but I think something similar to the attached would
be nicer. I visualize the window only appearing when someone starts
typing into the box and the results would filter down. When the user
clears the box (or presses enter to execute the top entry) the window
would disappear.

Luke.

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