closes #3231

public/src/admin/manage/category.js

@@ -283,10 +283,9 @@ define('admin/manage/category', [
 		});
 
 		modal.on('shown.bs.modal', function() {
-			var inputEl = modal.find('input'),
+			var inputEl = modal.find('input');
-				searchObj = autocomplete.user(inputEl);
 
-			searchObj.on('autocompleteselect', function(ev, ui) {
+			autocomplete.user(inputEl, function(ev, ui) {
 				socket.emit('admin.categories.setPrivilege', {
 					cid: ajaxify.variables.get('cid'),
 					privilege: ['find', 'read'],
@@ -312,10 +311,9 @@ define('admin/manage/category', [
 		});
 
 		modal.on('shown.bs.modal', function() {
-			var inputEl = modal.find('input'),
+			var inputEl = modal.find('input');
-				searchObj = autocomplete.group(inputEl);
 
-			searchObj.on('autocompleteselect', function(ev, ui) {
+			autocomplete.group(inputEl, function(ev, ui) {
 				socket.emit('admin.categories.setPrivilege', {
 					cid: ajaxify.variables.get('cid'),
 					privilege: ['groups:find', 'groups:read'],

public/src/modules/autocomplete.js

@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@
 define('autocomplete', function() {
 	var module = {};
 
-	module.user = function (input) {
+	module.user = function (input, onselect) {
 		app.loadJQueryUI(function() {
-			return input.autocomplete({
+			input.autocomplete({
 				delay: 100,
+				select: onselect,
 				source: function(request, response) {
 					socket.emit('user.search', {query: request.term}, function(err, result) {
 						if (err) {
@@ -37,10 +38,11 @@ define('autocomplete', function() {
 		});
 	};
 
-	module.group = function(input) {
+	module.group = function(input, onselect) {
 		app.loadJQueryUI(function() {
-			return input.autocomplete({
+			input.autocomplete({
 				delay: 100,
+				select: onselect,
 				source: function(request, response) {
 					socket.emit('groups.search', {
 						query: request.term,