Questions tagged [autocomplete]
For questions about the various autocomplete features on Stack Exchange, e.g. when mentioning users in comments or chat messages.
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Where would chat autocomplete be populated from? [closed]
For a while now I've been amused by these autocomplete prompts in SE chatrooms:
Alright lol
Explain
I . Failed . Math
I failed math
I failed math class. My math test, I failed it.
My parents are going ...
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Suggest tags from the top search bar when text search start with the character "[" [duplicate]
It would be comfortable or convenient when text search in the top search bar start with the character "[", the tags containing the text after "[" character are suggested.
It is ...
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Is there some difference between typing a username and using the auto-complete?
When typing (or editing) a comment, after typing @ and the first letter of a username, we're offered the choice of usernames that were in the conversation and can input them into typing the whole ...
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Provide autocomplete for magic links in the comment editor
There are a ton of magic links which expand in the comments, some of which are main, meta, or community specific, and some which are templatized (on the surface, I'm not sure if they are explicitly ...
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Improve location of username autocompletion in comments on the responsive design
When I a @-mention another user in a comment on my mobile phone, using the full responsive version, the suggested username is on the top left of the comment field. At this location it is very close to ...
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Please autocomplete @User2 even if you only notify @User1
Background
I know that @replying to more than one user in a comment is not allowed as explained in this answer. I've always hated that and thought that there are valid use-cases for mentioning two ...
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Tag Autocompletion Not Working [duplicate]
I'm currently trying to post on serverfault. When I try to search for a tag, the dropdown is empty. I have verified in Chrome debug tools that the call is being made and results are being returned as ...
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Are there plans to get the @ name completion working on the mobile website?
I use Stack Exchange site through my phone (iPhone) way more frequently than I do through the desktop website. When I do that, I really wish that typing the @ symbol would offer the same auto-...
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Autocomplete (@-tab-complete) of a username sometimes fails
When we comment about others' answers or questions, we may want to notify the other user. As far as I known, we can type @username_you_want to mention the user you want get in touch with.
Most times ...
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Why is there no autocomplete for pinging editors?
I hope this example shows why autocomplete would be useful beyond the comfort of the commenter:
I recently had an issue where someone edited a post (which I'm not the author of) only to add one extra ...
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Enable @ping completion for all comments
I think it would be good to enable the autocompletion for @username also for comments which don't need a ping, e.g. first comment to a Q/A or if only the OP and one more user is involved in the ...
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Tag autocomplete doesn't work
At the moment, the tag autocompletion doesn't work. Below is an example for inline tag edits, but the problem is also present on 'full' edit pages (like the one I'm typing this question in). Suggested ...
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User name autocomplete (with @) not working in mobile version [duplicate]
If I
open any post on any Stack Exchange site in mobile version (Chrome 63 on Android)
then click "add a comment"
then type @
then type first letter of user name which already commented to this post
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Auto-complete and link @usernames in answers [duplicate]
It would be nice to have an easy way to link to user profiles from answers. It is common to give credit to helpful comments within answers.
Although it's possible to embed links to comments, that's ...
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Add auto-completion for username in comments when typing @
It would be nice that username auto-completion in comments starts when the user type @ (vs @ + first letter of the name of the intended user
)
I am aware of the StackApp Reply links on comments.
