I have many issues with the new official plugin as well.
For instance, the delay does not seem to work consistently - try setting up an autocomplete with a remote source, set the delay to say 3 seconds, then keep spamming any character key - the autocomplete should never trigger the ajax request, but after the initial 3 seconds, it triggers constantly.
or try hitting a space, then the autocomplete will trigger after every single character thereafter.
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I have many issues with the new official plugin as well.
For instance, the delay does not seem to work consistently - try setting up an autocomplete with a remote source, set the delay to say 3 seconds, then keep spamming any character key - the autocomplete should never trigger the ajax request, but after the initial 3 seconds, it triggers constantly.
or try hitting a space, then the autocomplete will trigger after every single character thereafter.