[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 128009] New: AutoText: entries with spaces near beginning of name are not suggested in "Display remainder of name as suggestion while typing" mode

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=128009

            Bug ID: 128009
           Summary: AutoText: entries with spaces near beginning of name
                    are not suggested in "Display remainder of name as
                    suggestion while typing" mode
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: Inherited From OOo
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: mikekaganski at hotmail.com
            Blocks: 108663

When '[x] Display remainder of name as suggestion while typing' is enabled
under Tools->AutoText..., tooltips are shown when typing at least 3 characters
of words which start the long names of autotext entries [1]. E.g., typing "lor"
would bring "Lorem Ipsum" suggestion.

However, the suggestion is only limited to preceding characters os a single
word: after you type a space, typing following characters of second word of an
AutoText entry name will not bring that entry suggestion. This disallows using
entries like "Mr Smith" or "Dr Brown", where starting word is only two
character long.

To reproduce:
1. Add a new AutoText entry
1.1. In a blank text document, type "Mr Smith, The Greatest Agent Of All Times"
1.2. Select all, and open AutoText dialog (Tools->AutoText... (Ctrl+F3))
1.3. Put "Mr Smith" to the Name box; click AutoText button, and select "New" in
the drop-down menu
1.4. Make sure "[x] Display remainder of name as suggestion while typing" is
checked
1.5. Close the dialog
2. Use the entry when typing text
2.1. In a new text document, start typing "lor" to make sure you see the "Lorem
Ipsum" tooltip; when it's shown, Enter would replace the typed characters with
the lorem ipsum autotext; so the feature is working as intended.
2.2. Try typing "dr smi", and see that the "Dr Smith" entry is not suggested.

The request is to support also such AutoText entries in the suggestions. This
works e.g. in MS Word.

[1] https://help.libreoffice.org/6.3/en-US/text/swriter/01/02120000.html


Referenced Bugs:

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=108663
[Bug 108663] [META] AutoText bugs and enhancements
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