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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Manual Autocompletion
From:       dep <dep () drippingwithirony ! com>
Date:       2002-01-17 14:55:36
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On Wednesday 16 January 2002 14:01, Pam R wrote:
| How does manual mode autocompletion in the Konqueror file manager
| work? I've been playing with it (cvs from a few days ago) and can't
| get it to do anything in the way of file name completion. IIRC
| Ctrl+E used to be involved, but that hotkey is now used for
| something else.

i do not have an answer, but instead a suggestion that i think ought 
to be employed for autocompletion functions throughout kde: that it 
be, simply, <tab> when the cursor is in the text box where 
autocompletion is sought. this produces consistency with the command 
prompt, and avoids the unwanted list boxes produced in konqueror, in 
kmail, and even in the "open with" application selection dialog. the 
idea being that the list of choices would not appear until <tab> is 
pressed; if there is just one choice, then autocompletion would take 
place. yes, <tab> is usually used for other purposes at this point, 
but this does not necessarily mean an inconsistency -- for instance, 
as i write this note, i can hit <tab> all day long and never leave 
the text entry box in kmail. the function of <tab> in konqueror and 
other autocompletion boxes now is kind of flaky; having 
autocompletion not be invoked until tab is hit would bring 
consistency and would make autocompletion useful to those of us who 
currently curse it.
-- 
dep

There is sobbing of the strong,
And a pall upon the land;  
But the People in their weeping
Bare the iron hand;
Beware the  
People weeping
When they bare the iron hand.
 
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