runner completions

[Jordi Polo]

Ok, then I delete the KCompleter object and related methods and add a new
CompletionMatch type.



2008/4/28 Aaron J. Seigo <aseigo at kde.org>:

> On Sunday 27 April 2008, Jordi Polo wrote:
> > I implemented the second one but it looks a little bit ugly...
>
> both options are problematic. they involve sequentially going through
> lists at
> some point, or else making runners divide up their matches reliably for us
> (more complexity in the runers).
>
> what's so bad about making GUI's detect the kind of match? we already
> require
> that for informational vs exact vs probable.
>
> the idea of having autocomplete suggestions possible via the matches list
> says
> we don't need to design a separate mechanism.
>
> the fact that no runners actually provide autocomplete suggestions says
> that
> we don't need to implement it at all right now.
>
> once we get runners that actually can do something interesting and useful
> with
> autocomplete that can't be done with possible matches, we can then revisit
> this. in the meantime we can be comfortable knowing that there is a way to
> serve this need that doesn't require changing much or any API.
>
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