In Smart Add, when an auto-complete item is selected and you press 'tab', keep the cursor in the field
(closed account) says:
I'd suggest a change of behavior with the Tab key when it's in the Smart Add field.
I'd suggest it behave as it does in the 'tags' field of delicious.com, where once a menu item is selected, Tab autocompletes that but doesn't exit the field.
In other words, at delicious.com, it's:
(1) g-o-o-d-i
(2) [system highlights 'goodideas' tag in dropdown]
(3) Tab key
(4) tag field now says 'goodideas' with a space after it and has the cursor blinking right after that space
Here, it's:
(1) g-o-o-d-i
(2) [system highlights 'goodideas' tag in dropdown]
(3) Tab key
(4) cursor exits Smart Add field
That second behavior is less useful.
I'd suggest it behave as it does in the 'tags' field of delicious.com, where once a menu item is selected, Tab autocompletes that but doesn't exit the field.
In other words, at delicious.com, it's:
(1) g-o-o-d-i
(2) [system highlights 'goodideas' tag in dropdown]
(3) Tab key
(4) tag field now says 'goodideas' with a space after it and has the cursor blinking right after that space
Here, it's:
(1) g-o-o-d-i
(2) [system highlights 'goodideas' tag in dropdown]
(3) Tab key
(4) cursor exits Smart Add field
That second behavior is less useful.
(closed account) says:
i like this.
pfaco says:
Good one.
(closed account) says:
Though the poster is correct (hitting TAB does exit the field), hitting ENTER when the system highlights the tag or list name enters the item and stays in the field.
Enter accomplishes what the original poster was after.
Enter accomplishes what the original poster was after.
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