60242 - Subscribe: type-down match should select first match in list

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect, P3)

Description

[laurel]

Using Nov15th trunk build

When using type-down match of text box to newsgroup list in subscribe, the match
will not select the first instance of a match if multiple matches exist.

1.  Profile has newsgroup account for the main news server, "news" aka "pixie".
2.  File|Subscribe, select "news" server. Wait for groups listing to be displayed.
3.  In edit box, type "rec." -- this will select a match of rec.knives even
though there are several rec. newsgroups before rec.knives in the list.
3.  In edit box, type "rec.music." ---  this will select a match oof
rec.music.gaffa even though there are several previous rec.music. groups in the
list.

Result:  type-down matches to a point in the list other than the first instance
of a match.  This can be confusing to a user.  I believe 4.x matches to first
instance in the list.

Expected:  type-down should match first instance in the list.

Comment 1

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

another good catch.

my typedown js code does a binary search to find a match.  it will select the
first match it finds, which is not guaranteed to be the first match alphabetically.

I've got a fix for this in my tree.  I'll land it with my other subscribe changes.

Comment 2

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

fixed.

Comment 3

[laurel]

OK using nov28 commercial trunk build, mac OS 9.0, win98, linux rh6.0