| Reference | 602 |
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| Title | Type-ahead for place-names to ignore leading commas and white spaces |
| Category | General |
| Description | Background Some users of FH organise their place-names to put all countries, etc. in the same "column" (where a column is defined by commas). When I tried this, I immediately ran into problems trying to enter a place-name of "Australia" (say) against an event because I could never remember whether the leading commas were space-comma-space-comma-space at the front or comma-space-comma-space or ... Proposal That the type-ahead facility when entering a place-name against an event or attribute or anywhere else that a place-name is needed, disregards any leading spaces or leading commas for matching purposes. For instance, if a place-name of ", , Australia" is already on file, then typing "Austra" (say) - without the leading spaces or commas - should offer up ", , Australia" as soon as it matches the "payload" characters. Similarly, if I get the space / comma combo wrong, then typing " ,,Austra" (say) should offer up ", , Australia" as soon as it matches the "payload" characters. Advantages Ease of entry; consistent data. |
| Web Link | https://fhug.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=21944 |
| Votes | 17 |
| Rating | 3.9 |
| Added | Wednesday 7th June 2023 |
| Last Vote | Thursday 9th November 2023 |
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