Project
IntelliJ IDEA
Priority
Normal
Type
Usability Problem
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State
Open
Assignee
Kirill Kalishev
Subsystem
User Interface
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Fixed in build
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  • Created by   Taras Tielkes
    4 years ago (01 Sep 2007 21:05)
  • Updated by   Alexander Chernikov
    4 weeks ago (13 Jan 2012 04:48)
  • Jira: IDEA-14694
    (history, comments)
 
IDEA-14694 "Path" field in file chooser: completion behavior differs from rest of IDEA
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The completion behavior of the "path" field in the file chooser differs considerably from similar completion UI provided in other parts of IDEA.

There is path/file completion already in make parts of IDEA: inside html/jsp <a> elements, spring xml file references, etc.
Some differences between this "in-editor" completion and the one offered by the "path" field are:
  • editor completes where there is only one match, without showing popup menu
  • editor automatically completes shared prefixes
  • first item in popup menu is preselected
  • End/Home keys work
  • editor uses icons for the items in the menu

I really like the "Path" field, however every time I try to use it I feel clumsy. Unifying completion behavior/UI between editor and this field would make this feature more intuitive.
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Alexander Chernikov
  Alexander Chernikov
13 Jan 2012 04:48
4 weeks ago
112.406: points 1 and 2 are still actual.