[imp] Autocomplete auto-select when composing?

[Simon Wilson]

----- Message from Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org> ---------
    Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:55:03 -0600
    From: Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>
Subject: Re: [imp] Autocomplete auto-select when composing?
      To: imp at lists.horde.org


> Quoting Michael Wing <marsfurrycreature at gmail.com>:
>
>> When composing a message, after typing a few characters into the "To"
>> field, the autocomplete brings up a dropdown list of matching addresses.
>> Is there any way to make it so that the address is actually populated IN
>> the To field?  For instance, if there is only one matching address,
>> currently I still have to hit Tab, or the down-arrow to select that
>> address.
>
> That is correct.
>
>> Ideally, that one single address would be automatically populated
>> in the To field.
>
> This is a terrible idea.  Just because there is one entry, doesn't  
> mean that this is the *correct* entry.  That is a dangerous, and  
> incorrect, assumption.

Particularly given the current bug where Imp matches email addresses  
to contacts with multiple emails, but only returns the first email  
address as an auto-complete match.

>
> This is a very common scenario:
>
> 1. Enter a few characters.
> 2. Auto-complete comes up with 1 entry, but it is the wrong entry.
> 3. User realizes that maybe he doesn't have address of user he wants  
> to send to, so he wants to cancel auto-correct.
> 4. Incorrect auto-correct entry is populated in address box.
>
> It is correct UI to require the user to verify that the address is  
> proper/correct.  An address should NEVER be automatically inserted  
> into the address field without user verification.
>
> michael


...which, BTW, is what Outlook does - when entering text it offers  
matches, but you have to physically select it (with either mouse or by  
hitting Enter) for that suggestion to be accepted.

Current Imp behaviour is just fine...

Simon
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