[FF] Include auto-completion to vomnibar

[Troyciv]

Is it possible to include auto-completion to the vomnibar similar to the address bar of firefox? Right now I always have to use to select to the first entry in the list and then hit return.

[smblott-github]

That is the behaviour you get if you use search completion.

For example, add a custom search engine...

g: https://www.google.com/search?q=%s Google

And add a key binding...

map s LinkHints.activateMode keyword=g

Then s will give you search completion with the auto selection you want.

Auto selecting the first element is a bad UX in the general case because, if you want to search, then you have to <Shift-Tab> back into the input (which is awkward).

[Troyciv]

Your described method doesn't work for bookmarks or browsing history.

I agree auto selecting the first element is not good. What I meant is using the fist element as an auto complete appendix prpposal like so:

I can continue typing or accept the auto completion proposal with return. no need for <shift-tab>

[smblott-github]

And how to a search for just "thegu", if that's what I want?

I hate that UX. You have to keep saying "no, that's not what I want". It's better to have <Tab> mean "yes, that is what I want".

In Vimium, the first element is selected in all of the cases where it makes sense to do so (basically, bookmarks, tabs and search completion -- kind of).

[Troyciv]

I see what you mean, you got a valid point. I usually just hit space before I type in the search term I'm looking for. But I guess it ends up in a matter of personal preference. Either you hit tab to select autocompletion or you it space to prevent autocompletion. Doesn't make much difference time-wise.

[JJPandari]

@smblott-github You're right about vimium's current UX being better than browsers' address bars' alway-auto-complete. So how about add a key binding when vomni bar is active, which completes the vomni bar with the selected item's full address?

My use case is as follows: I bring up vomni bar to search for some javascript document, I type moz array, and I get https://developer.mozilla.org/.../Global_Objects/Array/from and https://developer.mozilla.org/.../Global_Objects/Array/slice in the suggestion list, everything is good. Except sometimes I may want to look at the doc for splice, which is not in the suggestions, but can be easily reached if I can modify the full address of https://developer.mozilla.org/.../Global_Objects/Array/slice. Right now I have to go the the slice page first before changing address to splice.

[smblott-github]

I think that's #2914, @JJPandari.

[ruocco]

And how to a search for just "thegu", if that's what I want?

I hate that UX. You have to keep saying "no, that's not what I want". It's better to have <Tab> mean "yes, that is what I want".

In Vimium, the first element is selected in all of the cases where it makes sense to do so (basically, bookmarks, tabs and search completion -- kind of).

It would be good to have the choice don't you think? Something like:

• Automatically select the first element on the vomnibar on send

Disabled by default, but allowed nonetheless for people who find it useful.