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Kjo rrjedhë është arkivuar. Ju lutemi, bëni një pyetje të re, nëse keni nevojë për ndihmë.

Why does autocomplete pick an address which is NOT the one shown first?

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Tom Cluster
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When I enter the letter "r" into the "To:" email address field, I get a list of possible addressees. I understand that the list is sorted according to whom I select most often, which is good. The friend to whom I send most of my emails appears at the top of the list - the line the cursor is on. This is expected. But sometimes if I then press the tab key the address it selects is NOT the one that was on the line before I pressed the tab key. This isn't good because I don't always remember to double-check the selection it made.

Why does it sometimes NOT pick the one that's at the top of the list?

I can't replicate the behavior at will. It happened tonight, and I replicated it. I then altered the "nickname" entry for the person to whom I wished to be my first choice, and the behavior changed, for the better. But then I changed the "nickname" back to what it was before and it still works correctly, so obviously the "nickname" field isn't determinative of this behavior.

I appreciate any information you could share with me. Thank you!

When I enter the letter "r" into the "To:" email address field, I get a list of possible addressees. I understand that the list is sorted according to whom I select most often, which is good. The friend to whom I send most of my emails appears at the top of the list - the line the cursor is on. This is expected. But sometimes if I then press the tab key the address it selects is NOT the one that was on the line before I pressed the tab key. This isn't good because I don't always remember to double-check the selection it made. Why does it sometimes NOT pick the one that's at the top of the list? I can't replicate the behavior at will. It happened tonight, and I replicated it. I then altered the "nickname" entry for the person to whom I wished to be my first choice, and the behavior changed, for the better. But then I changed the "nickname" back to what it was before and it still works correctly, so obviously the "nickname" field isn't determinative of this behavior. I appreciate any information you could share with me. Thank you!

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christ1
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I understand that the list is sorted according to whom I select most often

Is it? I wouldn't bet on that.

As of Thunderbird version 31 autocomplete matches search strings contained in a word. A word can be the name (first and last name, display name), and the email address (including the domain part after the @ sign).

Before version 31 autocomplete did only match the beginning of words, and it would never have found something when searching for a domain.

So essentially you do get more hits initially when start typing the search string. Make sure the correct contact is highlighted prior to hitting Tab.

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Tom Cluster
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Thank you for your reply. I'm prepared for the list to be sorted in a way that I don't expect. What I'm talking about is when the top entry IS the correct entry, there have been times when the top entry is NOT the entry which is picked when I press tab. I'm asking why that happens.