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In a yui AutoComplete or similar how many milliseconds are you using as query delay (time between the last key input and the request to the server)?

I recently changed the default value of an autocomplete cotrol similar to yui's from 750ms to 280ms using Keystroke-Level Model as a reference.

Any other useful references out there?

Lucas Ayala
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    I set it to 0 so that autocomplete returns instantly. – Alfred Jan 21 '10 at 07:07
  • @Alfred but what if the person enters only 1 character? You'll get a LOT of results that are displayed... –  Feb 27 '12 at 15:20
  • @omouse I was talking about query delay. I wanted the result to be displayed immediately. I was not talking about number of characters typed before returning results. – Alfred Feb 27 '12 at 16:12

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It really depends on your purpose, I think. In my scenario I wanted them to not be intrued on if they knew exactly what they wanted. If they hesitate at all, help is there. For that, I used .3 or .5.

If you want to make their life easier by suggesting completions you can set it to 0 like Google does.

Jamis Charles
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