combobox edit formatting

[devnull]

Hi;

on pressing a "Add New" button, I want to change the combobox by removing the drop arrow, making it editable but also, preventing the drop down search after text is keyed into the box.

I have tried using a long delay, which has the desired effect of preventing the drop down appearing, but the problem is the value of the combobox does not get the value of the textbox.

How can I prevent the drop down appearing but allow the combobox to get the entered value ??

Code:

$('.fkey').combobox({hasDownArrow:false,editable:true,delay:60000,width:'152'});

[stworthy]

When the drop down panel display, try hide it immediately:

$('.fkey').combobox({
  hasDownArrow:false,
  onShowPanel:function(){
    $(this).combobox('hidePanel');
  }
});

[devnull]

Brilliant !!

Thanks so much

Pete