#1161
  • Created on
    2011-05-01 20:37
  • Reported by
    zteven
  • Status
    Migrated
  • Priority
    Normal (3)
  • Assigned to
    -
  • Milestone
    3.0
  • Plan Level
    -
  • Due Date
    -

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Auto-complete sort does not prefer exactly matching prefix

The results from auto-complete do not put the match that has the exact prefix on top.

This bothers me, because my system has an unique two-letter code for each context to quickly enter actions. For example, I have the following contexts:
sc Steven - Computer
mc Meike - Computer
ac Allebei - Computer
Ongesorteerde acties

The last context is used to dump actions in for later processing. Now, suppose I enter a new action that I want to put in "Allebei - Computer". I'm used to typing "ac" in the context field, waiting for auto-complete to offer suggestions and then hit return to accept the first match. However, the first match will not be "ac Allebei - Computer" (the expected result) but "Ongesorteerde acties" (which also contains 'ac').

What should the sort order be? Am I right that exact prefixes should be preferred? Where in the code is this dealt with?
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  on 2011-05-01 22:44 *
By lrbalt
I'd rather not change this right before the release. The code is generic and uses include? construct for ruby strings, see app/controllers/application_controller.rb on line 110, which is called from the context_controller and project_controller in the index methods
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  on 2011-05-01 22:44 *
By lrbalt
Type set to enhancement
Version set to 2.0RC2
Component changed from None to Functionality (app)
Milestone changed from 2.0 to 2.1
Type set to enhancement
Version set to 2.0RC2
Component changed from None to Functionality (app)
Milestone changed from 2.0 to 2.1
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  on 2011-05-01 22:46 *
By lrbalt
try putting a @ sign before the ac, so you can type @ac
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  on 2011-09-29 13:16 *
By lrbalt
Assigned to changed from lrbalt to -none-
Assigned to changed from lrbalt to -none-
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  on 2012-01-30 14:05 *
By lrbalt
Milestone changed from 2.1 to 2.2
Milestone changed from 2.1 to 2.2
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  on 2012-04-16 17:05 *
By lrbalt
Milestone changed from 2.2 to 2.3
Milestone changed from 2.2 to 2.3
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  on 2013-08-19 12:23 *
By lrbalt
Version changed from 2.0RC2 to -none-
Milestone changed from 2.3 to 3.0
Version changed from 2.0RC2 to -none-
Milestone changed from 2.3 to 3.0
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  on 2014-06-25 22:41 *
By zoombody
Migrated to GitHub issue #1161
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  on 2014-06-25 23:06 *
By zoombody
Status changed from New to Migrated
Status changed from New to Migrated