Re: how to scroll through autocompleted text?

[Jean Bréfort <jean brefort normalesup org>]

Le mercredi 05 octobre 2005 à 13:21 -0400, Anthony DiSante a écrit :
> When typing some text into a cell in a worksheet where a previous cell 
> already contains the same text, that previous text automatically shows up in 
> the new cell, so you just have to type the first few letters and then press 
> Enter.
>
> However, if there are multiple previous cells containing similar but 
> slightly different text, then the one that autocomplete chooses (which I 
> think is just the most recent one) may not be the one you want for the new 
> cell.  As you type more, it will eventually choose the right one, but in MS 
> Excel, you can simply press Tab after entering the first few characters, and 
> it'll scroll through all the matching cells so you can choose the right one 
> without having to type out most of it.
>
> Is it possible to do the same thing in Gnumeric?  If so, how?  (Tab doesn't 
> do it.)

It is probably not possible at present. Please file a bug report,
(severity = enhancement).