Javascript live filter like textmate command-t

Rails
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I’m trying to create a list that can be filtered with javascript as
you’re
typing in a text box. I am basically trying to duplicate the textmate
command-t feature. I am currently using a text field autocomplete to
choose
an item on a form and submitting it but the list I am working with is
very
long and I would rather kill the form and have each list item be a link
instead. Basically users would type in the filter box until they see
the
item they want and click it, just like in textmate.

I don’t want to use a field observer bc of speed and server load so I
need
it all to happen in the browser. Is there a way to do this with rjs or
do I
need to create a straight out javascript solution?

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Chris B. wrote:

need it all to happen in the browser. Is there a way to do this with
rjs or do I need to create a straight out javascript solution?

Not sure I’m quite getting where you’re coming from, particularly the
bit about using field observer bc of speed and server load (which is
more to do with whether you do a query after each character has been
typed rather than whether you use a field observer), but I did a post a
while back which might help…

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