How to build a Smart Compose like Gmail? Possible in a textarea?
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The new predictive type feature Smart Compose of Gmail is quite interesting.
Let's say we want to implement such a functionality ourselves:
- User enters beginning of text, e.g.
Howand in gray behind it appearsare you?. - User hits TAB and the word tomorrow is set.
Example:
Can a textarea with Javascript magic be used to achieve this?
And if not, how could this be implemented otherwise?
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asked Nov 19 at 12:36
Kai Noack
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The new predictive type feature Smart Compose of Gmail is quite interesting.
Let's say we want to implement such a functionality ourselves:
- User enters beginning of text, e.g.
Howand in gray behind it appearsare you?. - User hits TAB and the word tomorrow is set.
Example:
Can a textarea with Javascript magic be used to achieve this?
And if not, how could this be implemented otherwise?
javascript html
asked Nov 19 at 12:36
Kai Noack
6,096659113
Perhaps using adivwith the attributecontenteditablemay be a better approach as it allows you to style the text within the textarea itself.
– Nick Parsons
Nov 19 at 12:40
contenteditabledivshould do the trick. You will also need a fast dictionary service which will return suggestions. Just add the suggested word to aspanincontenteditabledivwith css set to make it look gray and off colored.
– Vijay Rathore
Nov 19 at 12:58
Are you asking this narrowly in terms of the frontend aspect of implementation or are you curious about the backend, as well? I ask 'cause I'd like to know about the backend and'll create a new question of this one isn't meant to be about that but won't otherwise. And, @VijayRathore, I suspect this feature goes way beyond dictionaries for prediction; e.g., when I type How I get "How've you been?" instead of "How are you?" presumably 'cause the former is something I tend to write. I imagine that some modeling of users' style is going on. I wanna know how all that's done.
– tjfwalker
Nov 21 at 21:12
I am only interested in the front-end currently. Two options: I broaden the question to frontend and backend, or you ask a separate one. I am pretty sure they have analyzed the user's existing emails, go through it, and suggest the text. Probably using the same functionality that is behind Google Suggest.
– Kai Noack
Nov 21 at 21:44
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The new predictive type feature Smart Compose of Gmail is quite interesting.
Let's say we want to implement such a functionality ourselves:
- User enters beginning of text, e.g.
Howand in gray behind it appearsare you?. - User hits TAB and the word tomorrow is set.
Example:
Can a textarea with Javascript magic be used to achieve this?
And if not, how could this be implemented otherwise?
javascript html
asked Nov 19 at 12:36
Kai Noack
6,096659113
The new predictive type feature Smart Compose of Gmail is quite interesting.
Let's say we want to implement such a functionality ourselves:
- User enters beginning of text, e.g.
Howand in gray behind it appearsare you?. - User hits TAB and the word tomorrow is set.
Example:
Can a textarea with Javascript magic be used to achieve this?
And if not, how could this be implemented otherwise?
javascript html
javascript html
asked Nov 19 at 12:36
Kai Noack
6,096659113
asked Nov 19 at 12:36
Kai Noack
6,096659113
asked Nov 19 at 12:36
Kai Noack
6,096659113
asked Nov 19 at 12:36
Kai Noack
6,096659113
asked Nov 19 at 12:36
Kai Noack
6,096659113
6,096659113
Perhaps using adivwith the attributecontenteditablemay be a better approach as it allows you to style the text within the textarea itself.
– Nick Parsons
Nov 19 at 12:40
contenteditabledivshould do the trick. You will also need a fast dictionary service which will return suggestions. Just add the suggested word to aspanincontenteditabledivwith css set to make it look gray and off colored.
– Vijay Rathore
Nov 19 at 12:58
Are you asking this narrowly in terms of the frontend aspect of implementation or are you curious about the backend, as well? I ask 'cause I'd like to know about the backend and'll create a new question of this one isn't meant to be about that but won't otherwise. And, @VijayRathore, I suspect this feature goes way beyond dictionaries for prediction; e.g., when I type How I get "How've you been?" instead of "How are you?" presumably 'cause the former is something I tend to write. I imagine that some modeling of users' style is going on. I wanna know how all that's done.
– tjfwalker
Nov 21 at 21:12
I am only interested in the front-end currently. Two options: I broaden the question to frontend and backend, or you ask a separate one. I am pretty sure they have analyzed the user's existing emails, go through it, and suggest the text. Probably using the same functionality that is behind Google Suggest.
– Kai Noack
Nov 21 at 21:44
add a comment |
Perhaps using adivwith the attributecontenteditablemay be a better approach as it allows you to style the text within the textarea itself.
– Nick Parsons
Nov 19 at 12:40
contenteditabledivshould do the trick. You will also need a fast dictionary service which will return suggestions. Just add the suggested word to aspanincontenteditabledivwith css set to make it look gray and off colored.
– Vijay Rathore
Nov 19 at 12:58
Are you asking this narrowly in terms of the frontend aspect of implementation or are you curious about the backend, as well? I ask 'cause I'd like to know about the backend and'll create a new question of this one isn't meant to be about that but won't otherwise. And, @VijayRathore, I suspect this feature goes way beyond dictionaries for prediction; e.g., when I type How I get "How've you been?" instead of "How are you?" presumably 'cause the former is something I tend to write. I imagine that some modeling of users' style is going on. I wanna know how all that's done.
– tjfwalker
Nov 21 at 21:12
I am only interested in the front-end currently. Two options: I broaden the question to frontend and backend, or you ask a separate one. I am pretty sure they have analyzed the user's existing emails, go through it, and suggest the text. Probably using the same functionality that is behind Google Suggest.
– Kai Noack
Nov 21 at 21:44
Perhaps using a
div with the attribute contenteditable may be a better approach as it allows you to style the text within the textarea itself.– Nick Parsons
Nov 19 at 12:40
Perhaps using a
div with the attribute contenteditable may be a better approach as it allows you to style the text within the textarea itself.– Nick Parsons
Nov 19 at 12:40
contenteditable div should do the trick. You will also need a fast dictionary service which will return suggestions. Just add the suggested word to a span in contenteditable div with css set to make it look gray and off colored.– Vijay Rathore
Nov 19 at 12:58
contenteditable div should do the trick. You will also need a fast dictionary service which will return suggestions. Just add the suggested word to a span in contenteditable div with css set to make it look gray and off colored.– Vijay Rathore
Nov 19 at 12:58
Are you asking this narrowly in terms of the frontend aspect of implementation or are you curious about the backend, as well? I ask 'cause I'd like to know about the backend and'll create a new question of this one isn't meant to be about that but won't otherwise. And, @VijayRathore, I suspect this feature goes way beyond dictionaries for prediction; e.g., when I type How I get "How've you been?" instead of "How are you?" presumably 'cause the former is something I tend to write. I imagine that some modeling of users' style is going on. I wanna know how all that's done.
– tjfwalker
Nov 21 at 21:12
Are you asking this narrowly in terms of the frontend aspect of implementation or are you curious about the backend, as well? I ask 'cause I'd like to know about the backend and'll create a new question of this one isn't meant to be about that but won't otherwise. And, @VijayRathore, I suspect this feature goes way beyond dictionaries for prediction; e.g., when I type How I get "How've you been?" instead of "How are you?" presumably 'cause the former is something I tend to write. I imagine that some modeling of users' style is going on. I wanna know how all that's done.
– tjfwalker
Nov 21 at 21:12
I am only interested in the front-end currently. Two options: I broaden the question to frontend and backend, or you ask a separate one. I am pretty sure they have analyzed the user's existing emails, go through it, and suggest the text. Probably using the same functionality that is behind Google Suggest.
– Kai Noack
Nov 21 at 21:44
I am only interested in the front-end currently. Two options: I broaden the question to frontend and backend, or you ask a separate one. I am pretty sure they have analyzed the user's existing emails, go through it, and suggest the text. Probably using the same functionality that is behind Google Suggest.
– Kai Noack
Nov 21 at 21:44
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Perhaps using a
divwith the attributecontenteditablemay be a better approach as it allows you to style the text within the textarea itself.– Nick Parsons
Nov 19 at 12:40
contenteditabledivshould do the trick. You will also need a fast dictionary service which will return suggestions. Just add the suggested word to aspanincontenteditabledivwith css set to make it look gray and off colored.– Vijay Rathore
Nov 19 at 12:58
Are you asking this narrowly in terms of the frontend aspect of implementation or are you curious about the backend, as well? I ask 'cause I'd like to know about the backend and'll create a new question of this one isn't meant to be about that but won't otherwise. And, @VijayRathore, I suspect this feature goes way beyond dictionaries for prediction; e.g., when I type How I get "How've you been?" instead of "How are you?" presumably 'cause the former is something I tend to write. I imagine that some modeling of users' style is going on. I wanna know how all that's done.
– tjfwalker
Nov 21 at 21:12
I am only interested in the front-end currently. Two options: I broaden the question to frontend and backend, or you ask a separate one. I am pretty sure they have analyzed the user's existing emails, go through it, and suggest the text. Probably using the same functionality that is behind Google Suggest.
– Kai Noack
Nov 21 at 21:44