[Bug 296187] [NEW] hapless "choose ..." dialog autocomplete/typeahead

[hawkwing]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

Using linux 2.6.27-7/Kubuntu 8.10/KDE4.1.2/firefox 3.0.3

Autocomplete (typeahead) doesn't work properly on the following dialog boxes, at least: 
choose download folder
choose helper application

It does work properly on these dialog boxes, at least:
open file

By 'properly working' I mean that when I am typing and it finds a match,
it highlights the remainder of the word and if I keep typing it
OVERWRITES the highlighted portion.  Improper behaviour is exhibited by
auto-autocompleting the match (rather than highlighting it) so that
rapid typing results in the wrong path, e.g. I start typing '/usr/bin/'
to find a program to open some file with (another bug, another day) and
it autocompletes the '/usr' as soon as I type the '/u' and so the 'sr'
in '/usr' is used to autocomplete the next directory, namely 'src' so
that I end up with '/usr/src' though I only ever typed '/usr'.

Hmmm.  Strangely, this behaviour just disappeared as I went to get a
screenshot, with no system changes or reboots.  I'm going to submit the
bug anyway in case someone else can figure this out.  Perhaps opening a
'good' dialog ('open file') re-jiggered the internals?

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: firefox
  
  Using linux 2.6.27-7/Kubuntu 8.10/KDE4.1.2/firefox 3.0.3
  
  Autocomplete (typeahead) doesn't work properly on the following dialog boxes, at least: 
  choose download folder
  choose helper application
  
  It does work properly on these dialog boxes, at least:
  open file
  
  By 'properly working' I mean that when I am typing and it finds a match,
  it highlights the remainder of the word and if I keep typing it
  OVERWRITES the highlighted portion.  Improper behaviour is exhibited by
  auto-autocompleting the match (rather than highlighting it) so that
  rapid typing results in the wrong path, e.g. I start typing '/usr/bin/'
  to find a program to open some file with (another bug, another day) and
  it autocompletes the '/usr' as soon as I type the '/u' and so the 'sr'
  in '/usr' is used to autocomplete the next directory, namely 'src' so
- that I end up with '/usr/bin/src' though I only ever typed '/usr'.
+ that I end up with '/usr/src' though I only ever typed '/usr'.
  
  Hmmm.  Strangely, this behaviour just disappeared as I went to get a
  screenshot, with no system changes or reboots.  I'm going to submit the
  bug anyway in case someone else can figure this out.  Perhaps opening a
  'good' dialog ('open file') re-jiggered the internals?

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hapless "choose ..." dialog autocomplete/typeahead
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296187
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