wrong thread, i think, bob. On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 10:55 AM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> Hi Mike. > > I do this already in some "popup" fields I use. (There are reasons I use > fields instead of buttons I won't go into here.) > > Depending on the popup, I may have an option like "New Customer..." as the > first line in a list field. For my customers I maintain the last 15 > customers accessed, and I store them between sessions in a local prefs file > (each user needs their own recents). I have a Salesperson popup which > behaves a bit differently. Here I maintain a list of salespersons in an SQL > table called "lists" so that everyone sees the same list of salespersons. > If a value is entered for a salesperson not in the list, I ask the user if > they want to add this salesperson. This gives the user the opportunity to > decline in case it is simply a mistype. > > I will often use a rawKeyUp handler to implement a hottype feature. Looks > something like this: > > ON rawKeyUp > IF the text of me is empty THEN > exit to top > END IF > > wait .5 seconds WITH messages > lock messages > put filterOptions(lSalesPersons) into theSalesPersons > listOptions theSalesPersons > unlock messages > select after me > -- pass rawKeyUp > exit to top > END rawKeyUp > > lSalesPersons is script local variable that I populate with the > salespersons on openField. filterOptions returns a list matching > salespersons LIKE %<whatever the user has typed so far>%. listOptions > populates the popup field so the user can select one of the filtered > salespersons. > > HTH > > Bob S > > > On Oct 1, 2019, at 06:26 , Mike Kerner via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > Looking for ideas to add to a list that people can pick from. > > The good news is that if you want a cheap PR to get you toward your > > Hacktoberfest swag, instead of posting your idea here, you can update the > > 100% totally unofficial LC hacktoberfest repo here: > > https://github.com/macMikey/lc-hacktoberfest > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
