philhawksworth/gist:287186

## gistfile1.htm
<html>
<head>
	<title>an example of a pause before a look ahead search</title>
</head>
<body>

	<input type="text" id="search-box">
	<p id='result'></p>


	<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">

		// wait for the document to be ready before we start.
		$(document).ready(function() {

			// Create a variable to hold a reference to a timer for the delay
			var searchPause;

			// listen for a kepress.
			$('#search-box').keypress(function(){

				// clear any previous delays
				clearTimeout(searchPause);

				// create a new delay.
				searchPause = setTimeout(function(){

					// do things if the delay runs it's course.
					goSearching();

				}, 500);  // the length of the delay in milliseconds (300 would be a good value, I think.)

			});

		});


		function goSearching() {
			var timestamp = new Date();
			$('#result').text(timestamp.getTime());
		}


	</script>

</body>
</html>
	<html>
	<head>
	<title>an example of a pause before a look ahead search</title>
	</head>
	<body>

	<input type="text" id="search-box">
	<p id='result'></p>


	<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">

	// wait for the document to be ready before we start.
	$(document).ready(function() {

	// Create a variable to hold a reference to a timer for the delay
	var searchPause;

	// listen for a kepress.
	$('#search-box').keypress(function(){

	// clear any previous delays
	clearTimeout(searchPause);

	// create a new delay.
	searchPause = setTimeout(function(){

	// do things if the delay runs it's course.
	goSearching();

	}, 500); // the length of the delay in milliseconds (300 would be a good value, I think.)

	});

	});


	function goSearching() {
	var timestamp = new Date();
	$('#result').text(timestamp.getTime());
	}


	</script>

	</body>
	</html>