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> Autocompletion to the nearest ambiguous prefix. If I type “g” and that matches both “Google” and “GoodReads”, this operation would fill in the two “o”s, allow
by jwr 8y ago
> Autocompletion to the nearest ambiguous prefix. If I type “g” and that matches both “Google” and “GoodReads”, this operation would fill in the two “o”s, allowing me to then type either “g” or “d” to select the option I want
This is terrible, unless I misunderstood. It would mean that if I typed "Google" without looking at autocompletions, I would end up with "Goooogle".
I keep fighting the in-browser auto-completion boxes which try to be too smart and annoy me to no end. Whatever auto-completion you provide, your first priority should be "do no harm": if the user typed something that should be considered as Holy Scripture.
- theobon 8y agoThis should only happen for user requested auto-completion. For example typing "g" <tab> "g" <tab> would result in Google in the provided example. This is very beneficial in code completion or navigating file directories. It is horrible when typing an email (though maybe when searching email contact). Definitely needs to be context aware.