# Javascript and auto\_complete\_for **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 23, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-and-auto-complete-for/104917 "2007-05-23T21:17:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/craigrails)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-and-auto-complete-for/104917/1 "2007-05-23T21:17:02Z")
I have updated my development version to 1.2.3 (where my production is still on 1.1.6) and the Macintosh OS 9 clients using Netscape 7.02 can no longer use auto\_complete\_for where it works fine on 1.1.6 which suggests to me that changes in something like prototype have broken my very broken Netscape 7.02 clients. Since there is no further updates to the Netscape client past 7.02, is there something I can do to get some greater amount of compatibility for the javascript code in 1.2.3 for these clients? – Craig W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/craigrails)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-and-auto-complete-for/104917/2 "2007-05-23T21:24:02Z")
I would suggest downgrading the javascripts. The Rails stuff is just a thin wrapper on it anyway. Although, give the scriptaculous autocomplete demo a try in Netscape 7 just to be sure it really is what’s broken. ---
**Author:** ![craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/craigrails)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-and-auto-complete-for/104917/3 "2007-05-23T21:55:07Z")
Not sure exactly how to downgrade javascripts. I copied prototype.js from my 1.1.6 to my 1.2.3 but then auto\_complete\_for doesn’t seem to work for any client on 1.2.3 I can see rake rails:update:javascripts but I can’t see how to go backwards that way Craig On Wed, 2007-05-23 at 19:23 +0000, dasil003 wrote: > > very broken Netscape 7.02 clients. > > > > Since there is no further updates to the Netscape client past 7.02, is > > there something I can do to get some greater amount of compatibility for > > the javascript code in 1.2.3 for these clients? – Craig W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/craigrails)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-and-auto-complete-for/104917/4 "2007-05-24T20:08:52Z")
I will have to try that because this issue caught me totally by surprise. One of the selling points I used was that Rails worked fine with Netscape 7.02 on their old Mac’s - which it did until the javascript bundled with 1.2.3 I’m not complaining, we are talking about really old client applicatons - just flabbergasted and I’ve done too much refactoring for the upgrade to 1.2.x to go back to 1.1.6 now Thanks Craig On Thu, 2007-05-24 at 17:31 +0000, gustin wrote: > > Not sure exactly how to downgrade javascripts. > > > > > > still on 1.1.6) and the Macintosh OS 9 clients using Netscape 7.02 can > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > – Craig W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/craigrails)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-and-auto-complete-for/104917/5 "2007-05-24T19:32:46Z")
You could try the Unobtrusive Javascript plugin: [http://www.ujs4rails.com/](http://www.ujs4rails.com/) ~)o gustin [http://www.entryway.net](http://www.entryway.net)