When I open a file in any gtk-based application (say, Inkscape or Firefox-3) I like to type in the location bar instead of using the browser - it's simply faster. When I begin typing, the file-chooser auto-completes words for me. For example, when I type: /us, it automatically completes to /usr. This is very annoying, because I don't always expect it to happen (also it depends on my typing speed). So sometimes I end up with /usrr, or maybe, /usr/lib/kdee if it completes kde before i finish typing 'e'. This is bad behavior and should simply be removed. I see no reason why the autocomplete should ever supplement the user's own typing.

Also, the autocomplete doesn't actually complete. Although the text in the URL bar might read /usr/bin/firefox, because that's what the completion found, I actually have to hit 'TAB' to get it to actually complete. That is, say I type:
'/usr/bin/fir'. This autocompletes to /usr/bin/firefox, to all appearances. But when I hit OK, I get a message saying that the file '/usr/bin/fr' doesn't exist. Eh?

This bug has existed for at least the past few years (as long as I can remember, anyway). I am mystified that it hasn't been fixed yet.

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