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Asked: 2026-05-11T10:00:28+00:00

What i’m exactly trying to do is make my script.aculo.us Autocompleter work for my

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What i’m exactly trying to do is make my script.aculo.us Autocompleter work for my form when it is loaded inside a Modalbox object.

Of course, i’ve tried my Autocompleter when loading the form as standalone and it works just as expected. For reference, here is my JS code loading the feature:

Event.observe(window, 'load', function() {  new Ajax.Autocompleter('gl_name', 'autocomplete_choices', '<? echo WEB_ROOT . $page_name; ?>?action=ajax_autocomplete', {     paramName: 'value',     minChars: 2,     indicator: 'indicator1',     afterUpdateElement: getSelectionIdGL     }); });

Then I have my Autocompleter div and indicator which appear at the end of my html’s body:

<span id='indicator1' style='display: none'>     <img src='/images/spinner.gif' alt='Working...' /> </span> <div id='autocomplete_choices' class='autocomplete'></div>

I also called the Modalbox() with evalScripts: true.

So I basically know where my problem is: I want my autocompleters to be created a the load of the form, but the ‘window’ object is already loaded when the script is written since it’s basically the same window as the calling page.

That said, I honestly don’t see to which event it could ever be actually triggered. I don’t even know if it’s actually possible, but I certainly hope it is.

So.. that’s about it. I don’t know what else to add. Don’t hesitate if you need any clarifications on my issue.

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  1. Are you aware of modalbox’s callback functions? You can use the afterLoad one to create the autocompleter.

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