Re: Great SWT Program

In article <1194389720.146937.3680@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<bbound@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Nov 3, 6:30 pm, blm...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <blm...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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Useful information. Thank you. Autocomplete -- I'm guessing
this is more of that "here, let me help you!" behavior I find so
irritating in "modern" tools. (I prefer that the program only
help me when I ask it to.) But presumably one gets used to it.

The usual implementation is for it to extend what you've typed so far
into a guess, but the extension is selected so if you keep typing it
doesn't behave incorrectly. Search for "leopard" and then "leap" in a
typical example app and when you type the "l" you get
"l[eopard]" (with [] denoting a selection highlight rather than
literal brackets); typing the "e" replaces "eopard" and it still
matches the word "leopard" in the search history so you have
"le[opard]"; the "a" replaces "opard" and gives just "lea"; and then
the "p" completes "leap" and you hit enter. But if you want "leopard",
and you notice it's filled in that word after you've hit the "l" or
the "le", you can just hit enter to launch the search.

Others don't change the contents of the text field at all and instead
drop down a list of matches from recent searches or even from a
dictionary, often front-loading recent searches and putting additional
matches from the dictionary below those. You can ignore it or you can
arrow down and hit enter to select one (or use the mouse), then either
edit it or just hit enter to submit it as-is.

Likewise if it fills in "le[opard]" and you want the plural you can
just hit end and "s" to make "leopards" and then submit the query.

So, something like what happens when you start typing something in
the "put the URL here" text field in Firefox? Okay.

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It's meant to appeal to a wide range of users. The puppy will
entertain kids, and meanwhile anyone who doesn't want it can get rid
of it and get to serious work quickly; and it stays gone, even through
reboots, until specifically invited back. (I don't, however,
personally know of anyone who's ever actually done so. Invited it
back, that is. :))

"Even through reboots"? Is that unusual behavior on your platform?
Or maybe you're suggesting it is on mine ....

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--
B. L. Massingill
ObDisclaimer: I don't speak for my employers; they return the favor.
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