I am trying to come up with an web interface that allows the addition of an item to a list. For simplicity I'll use an example of a list of names which, when selected will be assigned to a club/group.
I originally thought of a drop-down list containing all the names. However if you have a lot of them it can be a pain to go all the way though the list. So then I thought of an auto complete text box which will auto-predict as they type, problems with this would be speculative browsing though the list and the ability to type names which are not in the database.
I wondered two things; Is it a good idea and can you think of a technique that would intersect both UI elements? Perhaps an example of recommendation of something similar that is used?
Answer
The Chosen javascript plugin may be exactly what you're after. It's a versatile combo-box solution. Elegant, too. Here's a screenshot example.
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