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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Manual Autocompletion
From:       "Manuel Amador \(Rudd-O\)" <amadorm () usm ! edu ! ec>
Date:       2002-01-17 21:44:15
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Best to leave tab/shift+tab as focus controlling mechanisms.  This is 
the way it has always worked on other OSes and in KDE, formerly.  We 
could use CTRL+TAB or something...

Jonathan Bacon wrote:

>>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.
>>
>
>I seem to remember some discussion on the use of tab for completion a
>while back, and some people were concerned that it conflicted with
>controlling focus.
>
>I think we should definitly have some kind of standard automcompletion
>ruleset throughout KDE, and I am sure this can be done at library level.
>
>       Jono
> 
>
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