ReallyOldAutoCompleterPatch.js

Autocompleter.implement({
	
	choiceOver: function(choice, selection){
		if (!selection && this.options.forceSelect) this.selectedValue = this.opted = choice.inputValue;
		return this.parent.apply(this, arguments);
	},
	
	hideChoices: function(clear){
		if (clear && this.options.forceSelect && (!this.visible || !this.selected) && this.element.value != this.opted) {
			this.opted = "";
			this.fireEvent('onEmptySelect', [this.element]);
		}
		return this.parent.apply(this, arguments);
	},
	
	onCommand: function(e) {
		if (e && e.key && !e.shift && e.key == 'enter' && this.options.forceSelect && !this.typeAhead && this.selected && this.visible)
			this.element.value = this.opted;
		return this.parent.apply(this, arguments);
	},

	markQueryValue: function(str) {
		return this.options.filterSubset == 'word' ?
		str.replace(new RegExp('(\\b' + this.queryValue.escapeRegExp() + ')', (this.options.filterCase) ? '' : 'i'), '<span class="autocompleter-queried">$1</span>')
		: this.parent(str);
	}
});
/*
		new Autocompleter.Ajax.Json(
			id,
			'/AutoComplete.ashx',
			{
				minLength: 1,
				width: 420,
				selectFirst: true,
				forceSelect: true,
				selectMode: 'pick',
				filterSubset: 'word',
				postVar: 'User',
				injectChoice: function(json)
				{
					var choice = new Element('li', { html: this.markQueryValue(json.value) });
					choice.inputValue = json.value;
					choice.userID = json.id;
					this.addChoiceEvents(choice).inject(this.choices);
				},
				onSelect: function(element, selected){
					mySelectedID = selected.userID;
				},
				onEmptySelect: function(){
					mySelectedID = null;
				}
			}
		);
*/