ComboBox: drop down list items don't change on backspace

[bill]

In test_ComboBox.html:

• type "I" (three states appear)
• type "o" so that <input> says "Io"... only "Iowa" appears
• backspace over the o; the input now displays "I" so the drop down should have three entries, but it only has one

Taken from IBM Design Leadership recommendations.

[haysmark]

Bill, the drop down and autocomplete for ComboBox? #2 is working fine on that page. Maybe they want the autocomplete=true behavior on backspace? The code has intentionally stopped that from happening even before I inherited it in 0.4 and I can see why.

[bill]

I think I used the wrong word in my summary.... I guess "autocomplete" refers to when you tab away and the value is filled in, but the spreadsheet is talking about searching, that when you backspace it should repopulate the drop down list (with more values), just as typing in typing in characters removes items from the drop down list.

Is there a usability reason the drop down list shouldn't change on backspace?

Updating "summary"...

[haysmark]

Here is what happens for me when I follow the ticket summary:

• type "I" (three states appear)
• type "o" so that <input> says "Io"... only "Iowa" appears
• backspace over the o; the input now displays "I" and the drop down has three entries

Right?

[haysmark]

In Safari 3.0.3, Backspace was working but Delete (as in delete next char) was failing. As of Safari 3.1, both Backspace and Delete fail! Not sure what to make of this.

[haysmark]

sjmiles, please review this ticket that popped up as of Safari 3.1. I put a console.log in the ComboBox? key handler under the backspace block and it isn't firing anymore, and only in Safari 3.1.

[bill]

Doug, maybe this will be fixed w/the general fix to #6876?

[doughays]

Dup of #6876