#71 'Typeable' dropdowns

[Wilson S G Fowlie]

When specifying a property ID (in RP, RPM, WP or WPM),
the properties are listed, by name, in order by their
number. This makes the list inconvenient and slow to
traverse.

While the 'context specific' property list of request
#444130 would help with this (though it would also
remove the ability to test reading or writing invalid
properties), it would still be better if a user could
type the name of a property into the box and have the
properties starting with those characters be displayed,
much the way web browser Address boxes work (my
preference would be Netscape style, where the first
found entry is displayed while being typed, over IE
style, where a dropdown of all matching entries is given).

Currently, only the first letter of the property is
checked when typing and all of the properties cycle
through as a single letter is repeated. That would
still be a useful feature (and not contradictory to the
above, as very few, if any property names start with
double letters).

[Wilson S G Fowlie]

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Note: The same applies to the 'Type' dropdown in the "Any"
property creation box and the 'Object Type' dropdown in the
object ID specifier dialog.