Issue 30996 - Autocompletion for directory name (but maybe not filename) in save as dialogue
Summary: Autocompletion for directory name (but maybe not filename) in save as dialogue
Status: UNCONFIRMED
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Product: ui
Classification: Code
Component: ui (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.1.2
Hardware: All Linux, all
: P3 Trivial (vote)
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Reported: 2004-07-01 18:54 UTC by ajkessel
Modified: 2013-02-07 22:34 UTC (History)
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Description ajkessel 2004-07-01 18:54:57 UTC 
This is a follow-up to issue #30166
<http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=30166>.

OOo 1.1.2 autocompletes when attempting to load a file, but when attempting to
save a file.  I understand that you might not want users being able to so easily
overwrite existing files, but I suggest that autocompletion for *directory*
names would be quite useful and unlikely to result in unintentional overwrite
(the worst case, I suppose, is that you unintentionally enter another directory).

Perhaps the autocompletion code doesn't currently distinguish between directory
and filenames, so maybe this wouldn't be trivial to implement, but if it's easy
to do, I think it would be quite useful.

You could also have an option/preference for allowing autocomplete on "Save As."
 I think Linux users in particular are accustomed to autocompletion in all
contexts.  If I'm not mistaken, recent GNOME applications will autocomplete with
tab for both load and save.
Comment 1 jack.warchold 2004-07-13 13:09:03 UTC 
reassigned to bh
Comment 2 ace_dent 2008-05-16 02:12:18 UTC 
OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker - Feedback Request.

The Issue you raised is currently 'Unconfirmed' pending review, but has not been
updated within the last 3 years. Please consider re-testing with one of the
latest versions of OOo, as the problem(s) may have already been addressed.
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Many thanks,
Andrew
 
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Comment 3 bettina.haberer 2010-05-21 14:52:46 UTC 
To grep the issues easier via "requirements" I put the issues currently lying on
my owner to the owner "requirements".