Thanks. No, I'm not talking about the admin interface - sorry I should have made that clear. I'm talking about the front end UI.
On Nov 26, 9:11 am, Michel Thadeu Sabchuk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > > I have a Ticket model that has a Requirement foreign key. The problem > > is, there could be hundreds of requirements. Offering the user a drop > > down combo box of requirements to choose from isn't the best option. > > So how would you let the user select one record from a large > > selection? What UI widget(s) would you use? > > Do you talking about admin interface? You can use raw_id_fields on the > ModelAdmin class and this way, your user may inform the ID of the > foreign key he wants, but it have a link to a popup list of item the > user can filter. > > > I suppose I could create an auto-complete text box widget that offers > > a list of requirements that matches what they typed. But that's a lot > > of work for someone who doesn't know Javascript (though I do have > > JQuery plugged into my app) and I don't want to spend hours coding it > > to find out it's not the best solution. Any suggestions appreciated. > > I like the raw_id_fields approach for general use, it offer a great > flexibility with less code. Anyway, a widget that shows choices as the > users digits is easier for the user. > > I did something on this approach on a brazilian classifieds portal: > > http://portaldoclassificado.com/ > > You can take a look on his javascript code (it do not use jquery). The > script filter a hidden ul subitens as the user digits on a input > field. > > Best regards! > > PS: sorry any language mistakes. > > -- > Michel Sabchuk > Curitiba / Brasil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
