Autocomplete as an alternative to select and checkbox

I'm also interested in this feature, it would be a major usability improvement for sites with massive taxonomies.
+1!
;)

Does "multiple autocomplete fields" mean one for each vocabulary?

That means multiple autocomplete fields for each vocabulary. So once one autcomplete field is selected, another one pops up. Or alternatively we could place a "Add another term" button.

Interested in the same autocomplete feature. I posted similar request to other modules, and this functionality is not present yet in drupal with the following form:

In its simplest form for 1 vocabulary:

an autocomplete taxonomy term menu, where, the menu uses a vocabulary to autocomplete terms, directing the results to default drupal taxonomy module urls, /taxonomy/term/tid

Thanks, no luck so far,

I'd be interested in this feature for 5.x

Its a great way not to overload the user with selectable items (i'm using it as a basic search over two vocabs with dropdown menus currently)

Thanks!

@edmonkey: It is not necessary to change the Version; it was sufficient to request the back-port. I have not yet frozen the 5.x version (although that time draws nigh), so almost all changes I make are to both branches.

Any progress on this issue in the development version? I am working on adding this feature to the "stable" 6.x version.

Here is a patch that implements an auto-complete form for tagging vocabularies. An autocomplete field is displayed for each tagging vocabulary. Entry of terms is the same as if you were entering terms for a node. If an unknown term is entered, a message is set and the term is ignored.

The patch is against 6.x-14. Comments welcome.

The patch I posted has some problems. I'm working on a fix.