None of that is trivial out-of-the-box. The last point sounds like an optimization that isn't really necessary unless you experienced an actual performance hit.
The second one isn't too hard to implement: Take a look at the source, around this line: http://dev.jquery.com/browser/trunk/plugins/autocomplete/jquery.autocomplete.js#L553 Thats where the list is created and where you'd need to check its height and page position, and set a custom position relative to the input. I'm not sure about the first one. The autocomplete reacts to the keydown event (http://dev.jquery.com/browser/trunk/plugins/autocomplete/jquery.autocomplete.js#L81), so if you need to override it: Bind a keypress event before the autocomplete and prevent bubbling in case of a paste event - maybe that isn't even necessary, as long as you change the content of the field before the autocomplete-event-handler sees it. Regards Jörn On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:33 AM, rolfsf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One of our developers was working with the jquery Autocomplete plugin > and asked about a couple things that I don't know of: > > Is there a way to hook into the event that sets the value of the > textbox? > Basically what I need to do is override the method that sets the > textbox value with one of our own that calls our copy/paste setValue > method so the autocomplete plays nicely with copy/paste. > > Also, is there a way to detect the bottom of the screen and reposition > the list above the textbox? > > Finally ;-) is it possible to have a single, list container called by > multiple textboxes? I notice that autocomplete appears to create a new > list for each instance. We have multiple autocompletes on the same > page that all pull the exact same data. It would be sweet to have a > div set up for that purpose on pageload and reuse it, like we do with > many of our modal dialogs. > > Thanks as always >
