Bug #33920 Database combo box should support auto-complete
Submitted: 18 Jan 2008 14:56 Modified: 29 Feb 2008 23:20
Reporter: Jim Winstead Email Updates:
Status: Patch pending Impact on me:
None 
Category:Connector / ODBC Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:5.1 OS:Windows
Assigned to: Assigned Account CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: GUI, setup, user experience

[18 Jan 2008 14:56] Jim Winstead 
Description:
Database selection should auto-complete.

How to repeat:
Try to set up a DSN on a server with a lot of databases -- there's no quick way to navigate the list even if you know what database you are interested in.

Suggested fix:
Add auto-complete. Rather than narrowing the list of choices, I would suggest that the auto-complete simple position the selection within the drop-down.
[27 Jan 2008 20:51] Lawrenty Novitsky 
Possible variant

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[27 Jan 2008 21:00] Lawrenty Novitsky 
This patch changes behavior of database combobox to "droppped list". That basically means that user can only select database from the list. It supports search on user's input (actually currently it does to then list is shown).
I actually think it's bad solution and we shouldn't impose constraint on user to have database created prior to DSN. But it's simplest possible solution, so I have decided to offer it. Maybe I'm wrong and it's acceptable.
I will post something that I really think it should look like tomorrow
[29 Feb 2008 23:15] Lawrenty Novitsky 
Real patch. took a bit longer =)

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