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=== In Calc ===
 
=== In Calc ===
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In cell input mode or in edition mode when the cursor is at the end of the field.
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The content of a cell above the edited cell, if not a formula.
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The name of named ranges (see {{Bug|73997}}) in formula edition or input mode.
  
 
=== In Writer ===
 
=== In Writer ===

Revision as of 22:29, 9 February 2009

Introduction

This page will discuss the user interface for the AutoInput feature in Calc and Writer (also known as auto-completion.)

Status: Work in progress.

How it works

In Calc

When?

In cell input mode or in edition mode when the cursor is at the end of the field.

What?

The content of a cell above the edited cell, if not a formula.

The name of named ranges (see Issue 73997 ) in formula edition or input mode.

In Writer

Issues

Issues with discoverability

  • The name of the feature do not seems to match the name the user use to talk about the feature (auto-completion).
  • In Calc, the option is located in Tools > Cell content > AutoInput. This is illogical since the feature does not deal with cell content, but about the method used to input that content. See Issue 40908 .

Issues with navigation

Issues with capitalization

  • In Calc: when the word is written in extenso, AutoInput has no other effect than changing capitalization. See Issue 73036 and Issue 5743 .

Inconsistency between Calc and Writer

Inconsistency with auto-complete features from other products

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