[#6826] exact match address book expansion on field exit
Summary exact match address book expansion on field exit
Queue IMP
Queue Version 4.2
Type Enhancement
State Accepted
Priority 1. Low
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Requester liamr (at) umich (dot) edu
Created 06/03/2008 (396 days ago)
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Updated 06/06/2008 (393 days ago)
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06/06/2008 Michael Slusarz Comment #3 Reply to this comment
http://blog.xilinus.com/2008/2/22/new-component-auto_complete-in-prototype-ui
06/03/2008 Chuck Hagenbuch Comment #2
State ⇒ Accepted		 Reply to this comment
We probably need a custom replacement for Ajax.Autocompleter to do 
this. I think it's worth it though.
06/03/2008 liamr (at) umich (dot) edu Comment #1
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Summary ⇒ exact match address book expansion on field exit
Type ⇒ Enhancement
Priority ⇒ 1. Low
State ⇒ New
Queue ⇒ IMP		 Reply to this comment
Since upgrading to 4.2, our users have complained about another 
behavior change from the old address book expansion style.

You type in a list of nicknames from your personal address, comma
separated, and it tab out of the field.  You don't wait for the
spinner to spin or any suggestions to appear.  You just type in the
comma separated list and leave the field.

Rather than looking everything up, it tacks the default domain name on
to each of the bare words when you hit send. This results in mail
going to places you didn't intend.  4.1 would replace things where it
could when you tabbed out of the field.

I'm not sure how this should be handled.  In cases where there is an
exact match, I think it should just replace the address.   But what should
it do in the case of multiple matches? Maybe something like the
interactive spell check pop-ups?