Bug 149591 - WORD COMPLETION: Make it visible, if there is more than one option for word completion
Summary: WORD COMPLETION: Make it visible, if there is more than one option for word c...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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unspecified
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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: 115135 (view as bug list)
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Blocks: AutoCorrect-Complete
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Reported: 2022-06-17 07:07 UTC by Dieter
Modified: 2023-10-30 07:17 UTC (History)
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Description Dieter 2022-06-17 07:07:47 UTC
"If there is more than one word in the AutoCorrect memory that matches the three letters that you type, press Ctrl+Tab to cycle through the available words. To cycle in the opposite direction, press Ctrl+Shift+Tab." [1]This is a useful feature, but in fact a kind of easter egg, that is probably very unknown. But main problem is, that user doesn't get a hint, if there is more than one words for word completion

Example
1. Open new document and make sure, that LO collects words (Tools -> AutoCorrect -> Word Completion -> Collect Words)
2. Type "International"
3. Type in a new paragraph "Internationalization"
4. make sure, that both words have been collected
5. Type in a new paragraph "Int" -> Help Tip "International" appears
6. Ctrl + Tab -> Help Tip "Internationalization" appears


Possible solutions: Don't know what is feasible, but perhaps
a) different colour, if there is more than one word for word completion
b) Help Tip "International, ..." or "International (...)"
c) ???

cc: Design-Team for further input and decision



[1] https://help.libreoffice.org/7.3/en-GB/text/swriter/guide/word_completion.html?&DbPAR=WRITER&System=WIN
Comment 1 Heiko Tietze 2022-06-17 08:22:48 UTC
Developers know this feature as code completion, IntelliSense would be a key word. You essentially get a dropdown with the options and navigate through it using the arrow keys. Would that be an improvement?
Comment 2 Dieter 2022-06-18 04:46:21 UTC
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #1)
> You essentially get a dropdown with the options and navigate through
> it using the arrow keys. Would that be an improvement?

I think so. This would replace Ctrl+tab, correct?
Comment 3 Heiko Tietze 2022-06-19 05:18:53 UTC
(In reply to Dieter from comment #2)
> This would replace Ctrl+tab, correct?

(Shift+) Ctrl+Tab is the default to jump from one tab to another in a tabview. Not so good decision to use it for invisible text alternatives. So yes.
Comment 4 Heiko Tietze 2022-08-08 11:43:58 UTC
No further input, so let's do it.
Comment 5 Aron Budea 2023-10-30 06:15:52 UTC
*** Bug 115135 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***