Re: how to scroll through autocompleted text?

[Anthony DiSante <theant nodivisions com>]

Jody Goldberg wrote:
> > > 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).
>
> My preference at this point would be to ditch the excel compatible
> autocompletion in favour of a more firefox-ish dropdown approach.

Either way would be fine with me, as long as there's SOME way that I can use 
the autocomplete without having to type out the whole thing anyway.

I'll mention both methods when I file the RFE.

-Anthony DiSante
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