From: Scott González <scott.gonzalez@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 17:26:42 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Autocomplete: Don't reset text field value on blur unless it will actually change... 
X-Git-Tag: 1.8.4~4
X-Git-Url: https://source.dussan.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ed07f0a05656d2c66db453c8f6d664f69ec1a04d;p=jquery-ui.git

Autocomplete: Don't reset text field value on blur unless it will actually change the value. Fixes #5900 - Autocomplete: mousing over menu option replaces text box contents, moves caret.
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diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js b/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js
index 75dfdc747..98130ab50 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@ $.widget( "ui.autocomplete", {
 					self.selectedItem = item;
 				},
 				blur: function( event, ui ) {
-					if ( self.menu.element.is(":visible") ) {
+					// don't set the value of the text field if it's already correct
+					// this prevents moving the cursor unnecessarily
+					if ( self.menu.element.is(":visible") &&
+						( self.element.val() !== self.term ) ) {
 						self.element.val( self.term );
 					}
 				}