Jim George wrote: > On 8/7/07, Dave Howorth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Jim George wrote: >>> It may not be exactly what you want, but gtk_entry_set_completion might >>> help. >> It looks interesting. I've found the page in the reference manual and it >> says lots of things that sound intriguing but I'm having trouble >> grasping exactly what a GtkEntryCompletion can do :( Are there any >> tutorials or examples to help me understand what it's capable of? >> >> Cheers, Dave > > Here's a quick example: > ... > > I use this when asking the user for a remote host name. I store a list > of most-recently-used hosts, which populates the completion list. When > the user types in a host name, if the first few characters match, a > list pops up with all the remaining matches. Unfortunately, unlike a > combo box, there's no way for the user to force this list to be shown > (feature request?) In your case though (with 0.5e6 entries), this may > actually be A Good Thing.
Thanks for the example, Jim. It does what I want and I've got a working application now. What I'm doing is reloading the completion list as the user types, so a short list of possibilities is visible at all times. Thanks, Dave _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
