A quickfill problem and an enhancement suggestion

[Derek Atkins]

Paul Abrahams <abrahams at acm.org> writes:

> On Wednesday, April 06, 2011 10:21:38 AM Derek Atkins wrote:
>> 
>> I don't particularly like using "initial backspace"[to cancel quickfill for 
> the current transaction].  I do like the idea
>> of using 'escape'.
>
> That might be even better, since it could work even after you've started 
> entering the transaction (though it might be somewhat confusing).  I'm less 
> attached to the particular key sequence than to the idea of being able to 
> cancel Quickfill for the current transaction easily.  The "initial backspace" 
> idea was an existence proof.

One issue with "initial backspace" is that you might not KNOW a-priori
that there is a QuickFill match.  So how would you know to type that
initial backspace.  I don't like the idea of using *any* backspace
because, well, *I* make typing mistakes, even in my quickfill entries,
and I wouldn't want to have to "start over" when I *want* quickfill just
because I made a typing mistake.

This is why I like using 'escape'.  I suppose we could find another key
that works, too?  But I don't like "backspace".

> Paul

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-derek

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