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Bug 633604 - File chooser autocomplete doesn't always highlight autocompleted portion, making typeahead challenging
File chooser autocomplete doesn't always highlight autocompleted portion, mak...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 333320
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: GtkFileChooser
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gtk-bugs
Federico Mena Quintero
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-10-31 01:32 UTC by Cay Horstmann
Modified: 2010-11-03 04:00 UTC
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Description Cay Horstmann 2010-10-31 01:32:41 UTC 
Suppose I type /home/user/te and I have two directories test and teaching in /home/user. As soon as I type s, the directory is autocompleted to /home/user/test/, and that is good. But since Ubuntu 10.10 (Gnome 2.32.0), there is an irritating change in behavior: The autocompleted portion is not always selected.

Without selection, if I type /home/user/tes, the result is /home/user/test/s, which is naturally not what I want.

With selection, the s overwrites the selected st/, and I can keep on typing without having to closely scan the text. For a fast typist, this is essential.

I have not been able to determine when the selection is dropped; it is now quite inconsistent.
Comment 1 Federico Mena Quintero 2010-11-01 14:15:05 UTC 
You are probably using a clipboard program.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 333320 ***
Comment 2 Cay Horstmann 2010-11-03 04:00:43 UTC 
Yes, sadly that's the problem. It's Parcellite. The remedy is to uncheck "Use Primary (Selection)" in Parcellite's Preferences -> Behavior.