The auto complete session successfully instantiates now in response to user input.

camino/CHAutoCompleteDataSource.h

@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@
 */
 
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#include "nsIAutoCompleteSession.h"
 
 @interface CHAutoCompleteDataSource : NSObject {
-
+  nsIAutoCompleteSession* mAutoComplete;
 }
 
+-(void)initialize;
+
 @end

camino/CHAutoCompleteDataSource.mm

@@ -23,9 +23,29 @@
 
 #import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
 #import "CHAutoCompleteDataSource.h"
+#include "nsIServiceManager.h"
 
 @implementation CHAutoCompleteDataSource
 
+-(id)init
+{
+  if ((self = [super init])) {
+    mAutoComplete = nsnull;
+  }
+  return self;
+}
+
+-(void)initialize
+{
+  if (!mAutoComplete) {
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIAutoCompleteSession> session =
+      do_GetService("@mozilla.org/autocompleteSession;1?type=history");
+    mAutoComplete = session;
+    if (!mAutoComplete)
+      printf("CRAP CRAP!\n");
+  }
+}
+
 -(int)numberOfRowsInTableView:(NSTableView*)aTableView
 {
   return 0;

camino/CHAutoCompleteTableView.h

@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@
   CHAutoCompleteDataSource* mDataSource;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)isShowing;
+
 @end

camino/CHAutoCompleteTableView.mm

@@ -48,14 +48,21 @@
   [super dealloc];
 }
 
+-(BOOL)isShowing
+{
+  return ([self superview] != nil);
+}
+
 -(void)controlTextDidChange:(NSNotification*)aNotification
 {
+  // Ensure that our data source is initialized.
+  [mDataSource initialize];
+  
 //  [[[[mWindowController window] contentView] superview] addSubview: self];
 }
 
 -(void)controlTextDidEndEditing:(NSNotification*)aNotification
 {
-  printf("Editing finished.\n");
 }
 
 @end

camino/Chimera.pbproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				DEBUGGING_SYMBOLS = NO;
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = ../embedding/browser/cocoa/src/build;
-				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = "../dist/include/webbrwsr ../dist/include/dom ../dist/include/nspr ../dist/include/string ../dist/include/rdf ../dist/include/necko ../dist/include/find ../dist/include/embed_base ../dist/include/windowwatcher ../dist/include/webshell ../dist/include/widget ../dist/include/uriloader ../dist/include/docshell ../dist/include/profile ../dist/include/layout ../dist/include/content ../dist/include/webbrowserpersist ../dist/include/pref ../dist/include/mimetype ../dist/include/shistory ../dist/include/view ../dist/include/gfx ../dist/include/xultmpl ../dist/include/xmlextras ../dist/include/htmlparser ../dist/include/locale ../dist/include/unicharutil ../dist/include/xpcom";
+				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = "../dist/include/webbrwsr ../dist/include/dom ../dist/include/nspr ../dist/include/string ../dist/include/rdf ../dist/include/necko ../dist/include/find ../dist/include/embed_base ../dist/include/windowwatcher ../dist/include/webshell ../dist/include/widget ../dist/include/uriloader ../dist/include/docshell ../dist/include/profile ../dist/include/layout ../dist/include/content ../dist/include/webbrowserpersist ../dist/include/pref ../dist/include/mimetype ../dist/include/shistory ../dist/include/view ../dist/include/gfx ../dist/include/xultmpl ../dist/include/xmlextras ../dist/include/htmlparser ../dist/include/locale ../dist/include/unicharutil ../dist/include/appcomps ../dist/include/xpcom";
 				INSTALL_PATH = "$(HOME)/Applications";
 				LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS = "../dist/bin ../dist/lib ../intl/unicharutil/util ../modules/zlib/src";
 				OPTIMIZATION_CFLAGS = "-O2";

camino/src/browser/AutoCompleteDataSource.h

@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@
 */
 
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#include "nsIAutoCompleteSession.h"
 
 @interface CHAutoCompleteDataSource : NSObject {
-
+  nsIAutoCompleteSession* mAutoComplete;
 }
 
+-(void)initialize;
+
 @end

camino/src/browser/AutoCompleteDataSource.mm

@@ -23,9 +23,29 @@
 
 #import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
 #import "CHAutoCompleteDataSource.h"
+#include "nsIServiceManager.h"
 
 @implementation CHAutoCompleteDataSource
 
+-(id)init
+{
+  if ((self = [super init])) {
+    mAutoComplete = nsnull;
+  }
+  return self;
+}
+
+-(void)initialize
+{
+  if (!mAutoComplete) {
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIAutoCompleteSession> session =
+      do_GetService("@mozilla.org/autocompleteSession;1?type=history");
+    mAutoComplete = session;
+    if (!mAutoComplete)
+      printf("CRAP CRAP!\n");
+  }
+}
+
 -(int)numberOfRowsInTableView:(NSTableView*)aTableView
 {
   return 0;

chimera/CHAutoCompleteDataSource.h

@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@
 */
 
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#include "nsIAutoCompleteSession.h"
 
 @interface CHAutoCompleteDataSource : NSObject {
-
+  nsIAutoCompleteSession* mAutoComplete;
 }
 
+-(void)initialize;
+
 @end

chimera/CHAutoCompleteDataSource.mm

@@ -23,9 +23,29 @@
 
 #import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
 #import "CHAutoCompleteDataSource.h"
+#include "nsIServiceManager.h"
 
 @implementation CHAutoCompleteDataSource
 
+-(id)init
+{
+  if ((self = [super init])) {
+    mAutoComplete = nsnull;
+  }
+  return self;
+}
+
+-(void)initialize
+{
+  if (!mAutoComplete) {
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIAutoCompleteSession> session =
+      do_GetService("@mozilla.org/autocompleteSession;1?type=history");
+    mAutoComplete = session;
+    if (!mAutoComplete)
+      printf("CRAP CRAP!\n");
+  }
+}
+
 -(int)numberOfRowsInTableView:(NSTableView*)aTableView
 {
   return 0;

chimera/CHAutoCompleteTableView.h

@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@
   CHAutoCompleteDataSource* mDataSource;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)isShowing;
+
 @end

chimera/CHAutoCompleteTableView.mm

@@ -48,14 +48,21 @@
   [super dealloc];
 }
 
+-(BOOL)isShowing
+{
+  return ([self superview] != nil);
+}
+
 -(void)controlTextDidChange:(NSNotification*)aNotification
 {
+  // Ensure that our data source is initialized.
+  [mDataSource initialize];
+  
 //  [[[[mWindowController window] contentView] superview] addSubview: self];
 }
 
 -(void)controlTextDidEndEditing:(NSNotification*)aNotification
 {
-  printf("Editing finished.\n");
 }
 
 @end

chimera/src/browser/AutoCompleteDataSource.h

@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@
 */
 
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#include "nsIAutoCompleteSession.h"
 
 @interface CHAutoCompleteDataSource : NSObject {
-
+  nsIAutoCompleteSession* mAutoComplete;
 }
 
+-(void)initialize;
+
 @end

chimera/src/browser/AutoCompleteDataSource.mm

@@ -23,9 +23,29 @@
 
 #import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
 #import "CHAutoCompleteDataSource.h"
+#include "nsIServiceManager.h"
 
 @implementation CHAutoCompleteDataSource
 
+-(id)init
+{
+  if ((self = [super init])) {
+    mAutoComplete = nsnull;
+  }
+  return self;
+}
+
+-(void)initialize
+{
+  if (!mAutoComplete) {
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIAutoCompleteSession> session =
+      do_GetService("@mozilla.org/autocompleteSession;1?type=history");
+    mAutoComplete = session;
+    if (!mAutoComplete)
+      printf("CRAP CRAP!\n");
+  }
+}
+
 -(int)numberOfRowsInTableView:(NSTableView*)aTableView
 {
   return 0;