Perform autocomplete search even if cursor is not at the end rather than leave stale entries. bug 208871, r=jag, sr=Neil.

2006-01-28 01:20:34 +00:00 · 2006-01-28 01:20:34 +00:00 · 49bf1c8c23
--- a/xpfe/components/autocomplete/resources/content/autocomplete.xml
+++ b/xpfe/components/autocomplete/resources/content/autocomplete.xml
@ -851,11 +851,7 @@
          this.resultsPopup.selectedIndex = null;
          this.removeAttribute("noMatchesFound");
          
-          // We want to autocomplete only if the user is editing at the end of the text
-          if (this.mInputElt.selectionEnd >= str.length)
-            this.mAutoCompleteTimer = setTimeout(this.callListener, this.timeout, this, "startLookup");
-          else
-            this.noMatch = true;
+          this.mAutoCompleteTimer = setTimeout(this.callListener, this.timeout, this, "startLookup");
        ]]></body>
      </method>

@ -1021,7 +1017,9 @@
        <parameter name="aResults"/>
        <parameter name="aUseFirstMatchIfNoDefault"/>
        <body><![CDATA[
-          if (this.mDefaultMatchFilled) return;
+          if (this.mInputElt.selectionEnd < this.currentSearchString.length ||
+              this.mDefaultMatchFilled)
+            return;

          if (!this.mFinishAfterSearch && this.autoFill && 
              this.mLastKeyCode != KeyEvent.DOM_VK_BACK_SPACE &&