GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 251289
set number of letters when autocompletion should kick in
Last modified: 2006-08-07 08:32:58 UTC
Description of Problem: The current state of autocompletion makes it impossible to use short names/nicknames (shorter than 3 characters) Steps to reproduce the problem: 1. start to compose a letter 2. enter the first two character of a name from your contact list to the 'to:' field 3. Actual Results: nothing happens Expected Results: The autocomplete dropdown should appear when the first character is typed. How often does this happen? always Additional Information: It was maybe a design decision to change it (I used 1.0.8 up to now), if it's the case, please go back, it's annoying! :) Or at least provide an expert settings to change it (compile or runtime). Thanks!
Reason is other users complained about starting the search at 1 or 2 characters :-(
making it configurable in ui looks like a good idea
it IS configurable! change gconf key "/apps/evolution/addressbook/completion/minimum_query_length" uhm... in evo2.4 this changes nothing, so it seems the key value isn't read anymore? :-( this is a regression, raising severity.
removing old 2.5 target milestone and retargetting to future - sorry.
Created attachment 70363 [details] [review] Patch
Number of characters when autocompletion starts is now configurable. Set the number of characters in gconf key "/apps/evolution/addressbook/completion/minimum_query_length" and that value will be used. Committed to head.