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Nadya -
Thanks, this is a very good idea. I have already started on a single-control version of this, but if I run into problems with it, I will attempt a composite class implementation.
zahid
>>We have a fairly large application which includes a ton of comboboxes whose Style property is set to 2 ("Dropdown List"). Now I have a new field for which I think the best user interface is a Style 1 ("Dropdown Combo") combobox. This combobox will have a few "standard" entries, but the user will also be able to type their own entry.
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>>My concern is that our users (many of whom are computer newbies), not used to being able to type in a combobox, might choose one of the "standard" entries rather than typing something more accurate when appropriate. One application I saw used blue "elephant ears" (something like parentheses which were colored in) around the combobox control to differentiate this combobox from others. Another option is a tooltip that says (essentially), "Select an option or type your own!"
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>>Does anyone have any other ideas on how to do this?
>>zahid
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>Hi Zahid,
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>I remember I saw discussion on this kind of control. It could be combination of combobox+textbox. Combobox is behind textbox with only scroll arrow is shown.
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>What do you think?
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>Otherwise I would simply use tooltip+status bar text. It could be also a little bit bigger than other combos. Plus you can have a user's documentation on this.
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