Re: dynamic combo entry

["Jim George" <jimgeorge gmail com>]

On 8/7/07, Dave Howorth <dhoworth mrc-lmb cam ac uk> wrote:
> Users need to choose from a very long list of possibilities (approx half
> million).
>
> A neat interface that I saw for this (in Javascript IIRC) is to have a
> combo box entry. As the user types the beginning of the name, the combo
> box displays the first few possibilities that match and can select one
> as soon as it appears.
>
> I've been trying to implement this using gtk+ but it feels like I'm
> fighting the widget set, which sometimes means I'm trying to do the
> wrong thing! At the moment, I'm trying to get the popup list to appear
> while the focus stays on the text entry widget, for example.
>
> Does anybody have any example code of this type of interface? Or have
> any suggestions for good alternative interfaces for this situation?
>
> Thanks, Dave

It may not be exactly what you want, but gtk_entry_set_completion might help.

-Jim