Auto complete info on forms

When online and have filled out a form and continue to a next page BUT there is an error so when I go back to the form none of my info is there. Use to when I typed in the first number or letter the past info was remembered and I could select it. A big help.

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Can I extend the width of auto-complete beyond form field itself?

I have a form field that has a width of about 30. Often, the information entered is longer than 30 characters.
I use auto complete on my forms option.
Is it possible to extend the drop down of auto-complete-saved information beyond the 30 characters of the form-field itself? Sometimes the first 30 characters of more than one previously entered answer are the same.
The only way to know if I selected the right one is to just guess and then go to end and see if I picked the right one.
Thanks in advance.

There are a few extensions that allow you to "drag" a '''textarea''' larger than what the web page specifies, but AFAIK those extensions only work with multi line textareas not with '''''single line''''' form textareas.
I have used this extension in the past, but it has been problematic in Firefox 3.6 versions. IIRC it didn't ever work with single line textareas, like in forms. 
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3818/
Never tried this one. 
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8287/
I didn't care for this one when I tried it a few years ago, 
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/14371/

Auto-Complete bugs in Adobe Reader X / Acrobat X

When I open a PDF that has fillable forms, and auto-complete is enabled, it does a terrible job of managing it's suggestions and how it handles my desire to 'type through' the suggestions that it's offering.
To test this, you'll need a PDF with multiple fillable form fields. it seems to have the hardest time with numerical data. Spend a couple minutes entering in a lot of numerical data into the fields. Delete some of it, put in different numbers, and eventually you'll see what I'm talking about. I suggest that, because in some cases I'm able to reproduce it immediately, and in others it takes a few tries or a few different PDFs. If you have typed in an address, say '1234 main', then in a later field, type in a zip code of '12345', then in yet another field start typing 12345 then hit the spacebar, it autofills "12345main". Note how 12345main does not match anything I previously entered, but the auto-complete database thinks that it does. The 'ain' part of "12345main" stays highlighted, like that's what it's now suggesting. If you backspace back so that it shows "12345" again, and then hit space, it will auto-fill to '12345main' again. I can't simply 'Type through' thie suggestion, because it leaves the 'm' there.
What's odd, is that for the sake of this demonstration, you type in multiple items that begin with 1234, then enter '1234 ' (note the space) on another field, it actually won't suggest to you the items you previously entered that begin with 1234 . Example: in 3 fields, type in 1234 Main St, 1234 Downtown Rd., and then in the 3rd field start type 1234 followed by space. You'd think you'd be offered suggestions by Auto-complete that contain both 1234 Main St. and 1234 Downtown Rd, but you don't. If you type something like '12345' now, you'll be back to the problem i outlined above where it automatically selects an item from the list and grabs an unwanted letter from the first word after the space. Interestingly enough, if you keep typing '1234 Ma' for example, you still don't see the Auto-complete suggestions unless you start hitting the 'Backspace' key, at which point the proper suggestions are displayed.
For our users that send out a lot of correspondence to clients, this is a huge inconvenience. The only workaround is to completely disable the Auto-complete option under 'Forms'. If they do not, then they can end up with incorrect information going out to cilents, and some of them have sent printed forms to cilents containing characters that didn't make sense or numerical data that was not correct because it had picked up unwanted characters from auto-complete.
Additional information:
I'm able to duplicate this problem on multiple workstations.
OS: Windows 7 32-bit Enterprise SP1, Windows XP 32-bit Professional SP3
I'm able to duplicate the problem with Adobe Reader X and Adobe Acrobat X
The problem also occurs whether I select either 'Advanced' or 'Basic' for the Auto-Complete setting

Hello All,
The issue has been fixed in latest version of Acrobat i.e. 10.1.9 or 11.0.6.
Please see the release notes for Acrobat 10.1.9 below:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotes/10/10.1.9.html
To update the product please go to Help -> Check for updates.
Regards,
Anoop
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Tutorial Announcement :: How To Use Auto Complete Text Form Control ::

Hello Everyone...
Here in this tutorial we gonna to learn a new and amazing feature of (ADDT), we will learn how to use Adobe developer toolbox (ADDT) form controls.
Form controls help you to add a fantastic features to your forms, that helps you to expand the form abilities and functionality...
The Auto complete Text Field is an enhanced text field that dynamically completes what you type with matched values from a table. You can also select the values from a list.
You can use the Auto complete Text Field in user registration forms, such as allowing users to select their country or city easier, Also in other forms that needs the user to pick one of many choices without any difficulties.
Requirements
To complete this tutorial you will need to install the following software and files:
Adobe Dreamweaver Cs3
Adobe Developer Toolbox (ADDT)
Don't forget: to try out the Demo type the first three letters :A - B - C
:: Go To Tutorials ::
:: Go To Tutorials ::
Best Regards
Waleed Barakat
Developer-Online Creator and programmer
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Heya Waleed,
I use spry to create an autocomplete form that works great across browsers that have javascript enabled. You can store info in a database and parse the info to xml for a dynamic approach. Take a look at the filter examples in spry.
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/samples/data_region/NonDestructiveFilterSample.htm l
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/samples/data_region/ZuggestSample.html

Forms 11g auto-complete date field

Hi,
In forms60 we had a few registry keys that made it possible for the end user to type in parts of a date and have it auto-completed.
Example :
The user wants to type in 20/10/2010 but merely had to type in 20<ENTER>
This worked in forms60, is there a way to achieve this in forms 11g?
Thank you
PS: I have already tried
NLS_DATE_FORMAT=DD/MM/YYYY
FORMS_OUTPUT_DATE_FORMAT=DD/MM/YYYY
FORMS_USER_DATE_FORMAT=DD/MM/YYYY
In default.env with no luck.

Dear Christian, yes I am certain.
I just investigated it a little more and it appears it all depends on the following registry keys :
HKLM\Software\Oracle\forms60_user_date_format which has value : ddmmyyyy|ddmm|dd|dd/mm/yy|ddmmyy|dd/mm|dd/mm/yyyy
HKLM\Software\Oracle\forms60_user_datetime_format which has value : ddmmyyyyhh24mi|ddmmyyyy hh24mi|dd/mm/yyyy hh24:mi|ddmm hh24mi|ddhh24mi|dd hh24mi|ddmmhh24mi|ddmmyyyyhh24mi
These appear to define in what formats a user can input a date.
The one I was talking about appears to be about the *|dd|* which would imply the user can input the day and the rest will be autocompleted.
I did find another thread about this issue, but it is for 10g and they never really found out the whys and hows...
Date field in 10g Form
Thanks for your help.

Why Safari 6.0 will not auto complete the password ?

Why Safari 6.0 will not auto complete the password ? even when the option is selected in autofill tab, and the user-password are listed in the password tab ?
It used to work fine before I upgraded to mountain lion.
Tks

Same problem for me since upgrading to ML. Safari remembers autofills for some passwords but not others. For example my web mail password was no longer auto filled. Checked in the keychain list and all the info was there. Therefore I deleted this and tried again - but Safari did not offer to remember the password. Than ran an old script I had that is designed to "Removed autocomplete=off from 0 forms and from 2 form elements, and removed onsubmit from 0 forms. After you type your password and submit the form, the browser will offer to remember your password." Safari then offered to remember the password. I accepted this and checked that the password was then saved in keychain - it was. However, next time I tried to access the email Safari once more did not auto complete. Very frustrating, especially as some auto completes do work. I hope apple sort this out soon.

Adobe Reader 9 Auto Complete

I have a document that I am trying to fill out. There is a problem with only certain tables. I type something into the line item and it duplicates that info on all other lines in the table. While other tables on the same page are working fine. Any suggestions?
I have already gone into the auto-complete options and removed everything but it keeps doing it.

Without seeing the PDF it's hard to be sure but my first guess would be that whomever created the form named all of those fields with the same name. All fields with the same name will automatically be filled with the same information.
This happens when, instead of creating new fields for each position, someone creates the first field and copy/pastes it into the additional positions.

A select list combined with auto-complete?

Hello All,
I am trying to convert an access application into APEX. There is a field on the form where I can look up various car models (Campry, Corola, RAV4, Sienna, etc) via drop down menu (select list in APEX) or by directly typing “Ca” in the field and it gets auto-completed to “Camry”.
Is it possible to implement this feature in APEX? If yes, how?
Thank you,
Daniel

Hi Daniel,
Yes this is possible.
Have a look here: Ajax Autocomplete (Denes Kubicek)
There are some examples circulating, in the above thread you find Denes' example.
Regards,
Dimitri
-- http://dgielis.blogspot.com/
-- http://www.apex-evangelists.com/
-- http://www.apexblogs.info/

Where is the IPTC auto complete function in Photoshop CC 2014?

I miss a function in the IPTC file info since my company upgraded from Photoshop CC to Photoshop CC 2014. In the past the description had a auto complete function, which is a really good function when you have to edit multiple images with the same description. Is it possible to get this option back in CC 2014?
Cheers,
Lars

So what we are talking about is the "Auto Complete" feature in the File > Info form in Photoshop.
Yes it has been taken out in CC 2014 and it may not be convenient to move your work over to CC for that one feature.
You can submit it as a feature request here: Photoshop Family Customer Community
That forum would be the best for reporting it.
Gene
This forum is mostly users like yourself and best can be done here is recommend workarounds or other software.
File Info Preferences CC
File Info Preferences CC 2014

How do I add Auto Complete and how in the world do I get searches to open in a new page.

I just downloaded FireFox and need help with two things.
One how do I get auto complete in FireFox. The download has removed this feature in my Google toolbar.???
and two how do I get the searches set to open in a new window. I do not like tab browsing.
I went to tools and checked the box to open new windows in a new tab, but i don't see this happening. Maybe I am just assuming that this is the right setting to select.
I just want my searches to open in a new window, not in the same window or tab.
I have Firefox, Google, Bing and Norton search bars. I need all 4 in my business.
Before the download I was at least able to get Google, Bing and Norton to open in new windows but now they are not. Nothing from any of the search bars will open in a new window

Did you install the Google Toolbar for Firefox? It has its' own autofill setup, separate from the rudimentary "form fill" that Firefox has. It also has its' own Searchbar, with its' own settings..
If you are talking about having searches from the Firefox Search Bar open in a new Tab. ''There is no setting for opening a search in a new window.'' 
Type '''about:config''' in the URL bar and hit Enter. 
''If you see the warning, you can confirm that you want to access that page.'' 
Filter = '''browser.search.openintab''' = double-click that preference to toggle it to '''''true''''', then restart Firefox

Best practice when using auto complete in view layer

Hello
I have a question regarding best way to store/cash data when using auto complete function in view layer.
I know that there will be a lot of visitors that will use this function and I dont want to kill the application server so I need some advice.
Its about 6000 words that should be searchable .... my first thought was to create a Singleton-bean that stores current items and that I will iterate over but its a lot of "waste" doing that way.
I would be very glad if anyone could advice me how to do this best way if there is any de-facto standard to use when using auto completion in "view layer"
Thanks!
Best Regards/D_S

I dont know what your design is, but here are some ideas:
To me, autocomplete means you have some user specific data that the user entered prevously such as their home address, and some generic data that is not specific to any particular user. I would store all that in a database. For the user specific data I would store their userID along with the data in the database. Then, when populating a JSP page, I would call up just the data specific to that user and the generic data from the database. I would store it as an array of some type in javascript client--side. When the user clicks the autopopulate button, I would have that button call a javascript fuction that reteives the data from the javascript array and populate the various textfields. All this is done client-side so the form does not have to be re-drawn. I question why you have 6000 items. Normally, autopopulate has at most only a few dozens of items. If you still need 6000 items, I suggest adding a textfield to the form to filter what the data he needs down to a manageable amount. Example: rather than get all names from a telephone book, put a textfield on the form that allowfs an end user to enter a letter a to z such as 'b', then only fetch last names from the phone book that begins with 'b'.

Why does Google auto-complete fail in Firefox 17.0.1 when I type something in the search field there is no pull down list of options as I type?

When I type a word or term into the Google search bar the auto-complete fails; there is no pull down list of options for my search, only what I have completely typed in. I have to type in the complete word or term that I am searching for and then press return to get the results. I'm using a MacBook and OS X 10.7.5 Please help! This is so frustrating!

Note that websites may be using autocomplete=off to prevent Firefox from saving and filling autocomplete data as I posted above.
Did you check for that?
You can remove autocomplete=off with a bookmarklet.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/User_name_and_password_not_remembered
If a site uses autocomplete="off" then look at this article for a bookmarklet to remove the autocomplete attribute.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/User_name_and_password_not_remembered (bookmarklet)
You can paste this code in the command line in the Web Console (Web Developer > Web Console; Ctrl+Shift+K) and press the Enter key to verify if there is an input field with autocomplete.
*https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Tools/Web_Console
<pre><nowiki>var c=0,e=document.querySelectorAll('input[autocomplete],form[autocomplete]'),T='\n';
for(i=0;E=e[i];++i){T+='['+(++c)+'] '+(E.name||'#'+E.id)+' ('+(V=E.getAttribute('autocomplete').toLowerCase())+')\n';}
console.log('autocomplete: '+c+T);
</nowiki></pre>

Adobe Bridge CC Turn Off Text Auto Complete

How do I turn off automatic text completion when entering data into the description field (file info > Description > Description)?
Program: Adobe Bridge CC
Thanks,
Drew

What OS are you using?
Like Curt I think this is an OS thing. However, there have been longstanding requests for Bridge using dictionary and auto completion, to my knowledge this has not been achieved yet.

Appropriate component with auto complete and list of values

Hello,
I am using Jdev 11.1.1.6.0 with ADF BC and ADF Faces as technology stack.
I have a use-case and right now struggling to find the appropriate component/implementation for same. The requirement is:
1. User should be able to type and tab out to auto complete with perfect match.
2. Not all users are expert so they should be able search and select the items from list
3. Minimum key press should be there. E.g. auto complete should require only one tab press to complete and go to next field
inputComboboxListOfValues fits most of above except #3. One tab simply selects the item from list and second tab is needed to move out to next attribute. Is there a way to force one tab to auto-complete and move out to next attribute?
Tried simple inputBox with autoSuggest behavior but it lacks in opening of search and select feature that LOV component provides. Another drawback is that you need to wait for auto suggest list to appear and select before moving out to next attribute.
This is needed on a very highly frequent used screen, so no speed and key press compromise is expected. Most users are expert and they know the code, so just type and tab out is expected but at the same time if typo happens and code does not exist in valid list then pop-up should appear to search and select.
Is there a way to achieve this in ADF application (this is very well implemented in Oracle Forms application)?
Any help is highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jai

Hi Frank,
I understand the single matching value and expecting move out in single tab for perfect match only. inputComboboxListOfValues selects the entry in one tab [even for single matching value] and user has to press another tab to go to next attribute.
Are you suggesting that it actually moves out to next field in single tab for "single matching value"?
Thanks,
Jai

To Turn off of or set auto complete feature in Adobe reader 8 through LC designer

Hi i am developing the XDP through LC designer . After renering the PDF through form server if i open the PDF in adobe reader 8 it pop up message saying auto complete . I dont want to dispaly the pop up message iwhile opening the PDF in reader 8 . So Please provide scripts or some alternative to set in the XDP side to set the auto complete eature to off

Hi,
I suspect that the auto complete feature is turned on in Reader 8 (and off in Reader 9).
Open Reader 8 and go the preferences:
Make sure auto complete is turned off.
Good luck,
Niall

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