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Feature #443

Tab completion should show list of possible matches

Added by kitterma about 16 years ago. Updated almost 13 years ago.

Status:
Assigned
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Sputnick
Category:
Quassel Client
Target version:
-
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Any

Description

The current tab completion approach (tab cycles through one nick at a time) is not easily discoverable nor very efficient for the user.

I didn't know it even existed until someone told me. I thought it just completed the first match.

When on a channel with a large number of users, tab completion is often the way I discover if someone is currently connected. With the current design, I have to tab through to where they nick I'm looking for would fall alphabetically to know.

It would be much clearer for the user if when there was a tab completion with multiple possibilities a list would pop up that the user could tab through. Bonus points for nicks that were recently speaking in the channel to come first.

For reference, this is the way Konversation works by default and I find it much more intuitive to use and more easily discoverable for the new user.

Related issues

Related to Quassel IRC - Feature #65: Sort nicklist (and tabcomplete) by most-recently-usedResolved

Related to Quassel IRC - Feature #386: Expand input box when multiple lines are pastedRejected

Related to Quassel IRC - Feature #213: Add a multiline write line with a toogle button like ChatzillaResolved

Related to Quassel IRC - Feature #430: Tab completion for channelsResolved

Has duplicate Quassel IRC - Bug #470: Tab-Complete Feature Request Rejected2009-01-07

History

#1 Updated by Sputnick about 16 years ago

Think that could be handy; will see what kind of widget makes sense there. Also this could go together with MRU-based nick completion (which you mentioned as bonus feature), BR #65. And if we feel adventurous, we might tackle #209, #213 and #386 as well in that context...

#2 Updated by Sputnick almost 16 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Assigned
  • Assignee set to Sputnick
  • Priority changed from High to Normal
  • Target version set to 0.5.0

#3 Updated by valuial over 15 years ago

Would it be possible to add:

  • bash like Nick completion (as an option) i.e. complete as far as possible for all solutions, then echo possible completions to the current buffer?
  • completion of filesystem (folders filees), when the "word" starts with a /, instead of nicks?
    For example:

/e<tab>

/etc/ port<tab>

/etc/portage/ pa<tab>

/etc/portage/packages (+list possible files/folders in bash completion style or whatever style the user chose)

#4 Updated by Ycros over 15 years ago

I don't like the idea of bash-style completion for nicknames. I much prefer the irssi way of tab completion where it simply cycles through MRU nicks. Displaying possible matches is fine by me, I don't really care if they're displayed or not.

I find it really useful, when holding a conversation in a large channel in the middle of other conversations to be able to just type one or two letters and let MRU take care of it, first go. I wouldn't like to wade through several letter-tab-letter-tab-letter cycles for each of my messages.

#5 Updated by Sputnick over 15 years ago

  • Target version deleted (0.5.0)

#6 Updated by rikai almost 13 years ago

The way it currently works is the default way used in most popular irc clients and is the expected behavior.

If alternative methods such as those outlined above are going to be added, i suggest making it a choice in the configuration and defaulting to the current functionality.

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