Sub-issue of: #1933614-21: [META] Locale settings in Drupal make little (UX) sense
Related/postponed-on: #675446: Use jQuery UI Autocomplete

The country list drop-down is way too long and users have to scroll through its options. Lets provide them a way to filter it down to only a few of them by simply typing a couple of letters included in their intended selection. A jQuery UI autocomplete combo allows that (demo).

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klonos
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Primary language English
Location 90% Melbourne, Australia - 10% Larissa, Greece
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Issue tags: +Usability, +installer, +country list, +D8MI, +Sunrise Sanity Cruise

...adding same tags as the parent issue.

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afeijo
Primary language Portuguese, Brazil
Location Porto Alegre
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Assigned: Unassigned » afeijo

I will start this idea tomorrow :)

expect patch soon

but is the component accurate? why language system?

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klonos
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Primary language English
Location 90% Melbourne, Australia - 10% Larissa, Greece
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but is the component accurate? why language system?

I originally thought to go with th installer component, but the country/timezone selector is not unique to the installer - we also use it in the Regional settings page (admin/config/regional/settings). That's why I believe the language system is the right place and why I filed this issue against it, but feel free to change it as use see fit. I claim absolutely no expertise in the core components whatsoever :P

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nod_
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Location Lille
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Issue tags: +JavaScript

in any case, it involves JS. tagging.

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nicu commented

@afeijo are you still working on this?

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afeijo
Primary language Portuguese, Brazil
Location Porto Alegre
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Yes, I plan to. Just didn't had time in the past weeks.
I intend to start this weekend.
Do you want to join it? :)

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Issue summary: View changes

This would be a nice addition to Core!

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mgifford
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Assigned: afeijo » Unassigned
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amateescu commented
Title: Use jQuery UI autocomplete combo to provide better UX when selecting Country/timezone. » Provide better UX when selecting Country/timezone.
Status: Active » Closed (duplicate)
Related issues: +#2346973: Improve usability, accessibility, and scalability of long select lists

This is handled as part of #2346973: Improve usability, accessibility, and scalability of long select lists.