Presently, the behavior of a lookup is to populate the records from top to bottom and then change the focus to the top record when it is done. If there are a few thousand records or more in the table this allows just enough time for the user to place the cursor in the quick search text box and begin typing their criteria. Many times they enter the search data and press enter quickly to perform the search only to find that the focus has been "stolen" from them and placed on the top record. As a result a press of the enter key does not produce filter result but rather it loads the top record in the list. It would be much better if the focus was set prior to any possible opportunity the user may have to specify their own focus or cursor location.

by: Joshua S. | over a year ago | 6 - General Enhancements