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Improvement suggestion: Predictive text in New Topic field
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rich
IsraTrance Full Member
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Posted : Sep 23, 2010 18:59:10
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This would be to avoid duplicate topics (and mods having to advise to "use the search" etc).
As a user types words in the New Topic field, existing topics with those same key words appear in a drop down with gray text.
That way if a user is about to start a topic that exists, they can instead click on the existing topic and post to that one instead of creating a duplicate topic (requiring moderator action, etc).
Thanks
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ShivaS
IsraTrance Team
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Posted : Sep 23, 2010 19:29
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have you seen it anywhere or just too used to google suggest? ;-)
 I may rise, but I won't shine ... |
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rich
IsraTrance Full Member
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Posted : Sep 23, 2010 20:01
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heheh maybe you're right, its google in my mind 
Code wise do you think you guys could do it? If you think it's worthwhile, of course.
I would imagine you could read the field input and use some search algorithm in real time against existing topics. Might be a fun project if you have the time
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Maine Coon
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Posted : Sep 23, 2010 22:11
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And maybe then use the same super-duper algorithm in the Search function instead of whatever "brains" it has now. |
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