On Jul 11, 7:38 pm, Nicolas Hatier <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2010-07-07 10:39, John J Barton wrote: ... > > In 1.6a17 the preselected completion list candidate will be the > > shortest one among those offered. That way if you hit enter in the > > case above you will get "win". If you want "window" you will have to > > either type "d' or cycle the completions. > > Sorry for chiming in four days later, but I think that issue could be > avoided by NOT starting the autocomplete mode before a specific action > is posed. I understand the issue about the old autocompletion not being > noticed, but consider that sequence: > > - type "win" > - autocompletion list pops up (but NONE is selected, only "win" can be > read in the command line)
In my version, the list does not pop-up. The command line reads "window" with win typed and "dow" selected as the completion. > - you type enter -> "win". In my version you type Enter, the completion is window, and the command is evaluated as window. > - or, you press up or down to begin the autocomplete cycle > - you type enter, dot, space, right key, tab? (probably any non-word > character in fact, not sure) -> the currently selected word is used. If > you pressed dot, the autocompletion list pops up with the new > possibilities, but still no entry selected > - or you type escape, the autocomplete mode stops and the list is hidden. > > For me, autocomplete is very useful, but you have to decide if you want > to implement inline autocomplete (no pop-up menu, candidate being > written in selected text as we type) or pop-up autocomplete (pop-up > menu, no post-cursor selected text). Now you have both at once, and it > causes various usability problems. > > Maybe adding a firebug option to disable autocomplete alltogether would > also be salutary for the rare use cases where it gets in the way. I don't want to have to support the option. The current options in Firebug are a huge headache for me. Bug triage becomes a game of 20 questions by email. We need to work on the autocomplete algorithm until it works well or we should just remove it altogether. jjb > > Nicolas -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Firebug" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/firebug?hl=en.
