--- controls_orig.js	2007-03-04 18:53:47.000000000 +0100
+++ controls.js	2007-03-04 20:02:27.000000000 +0100
@@ -56,11 +56,15 @@
     else
       this.options = options || {};
 
-    this.options.paramName    = this.options.paramName || this.element.name;
-    this.options.tokens       = this.options.tokens || [];
-    this.options.frequency    = this.options.frequency || 0.4;
-    this.options.minChars     = this.options.minChars || 1;
-    this.options.onShow       = this.options.onShow || 
+    // allow minChars to be 0
+    if(typeof this.options.minChars=='undefined'){
+      this.options.minChars = 1;
+    }
+    this.options.paramName       = this.options.paramName || this.element.name;
+    this.options.tokens          = this.options.tokens || [];
+    this.options.frequency       = this.options.frequency || 0.4;
+    this.options.activateOnFocus = this.options.activateOnFocus || false;        
+    this.options.onShow          = this.options.onShow || 
       function(element, update){ 
         if(!update.style.position || update.style.position=='absolute') {
           update.style.position = 'absolute';
@@ -85,6 +89,9 @@
 
     Event.observe(this.element, "blur", this.onBlur.bindAsEventListener(this));
     Event.observe(this.element, "keypress", this.onKeyPress.bindAsEventListener(this));
+    if(this.options.activateOnFocus){
+      Event.observe(this.element, "focus", this.onFocus.bindAsEventListener(this));
+    }
   },
 
   show: function() {
@@ -183,7 +190,11 @@
     this.selectEntry();
     this.hide();
   },
-  
+  onFocus: function(event) {
+    if(this.getToken().length>=this.options.minChars) {
+          this.activate();
+      }
+  },
   onBlur: function(event) {
     // needed to make click events working
     setTimeout(this.hide.bind(this), 250);
@@ -416,7 +427,10 @@
         var partial   = []; // Inside matches
         var entry     = instance.getToken();
         var count     = 0;
-
+        if(entry==''){
+            return '<ul><li>'+instance.options.array.join('</li><li>')+'</li></ul>';
+        }
+        
         for (var i = 0; i < instance.options.array.length &&  
           ret.length < instance.options.choices ; i++) {