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Old 12-17-2010, 02:27 AM
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Default Anyone else tired of autocomplete in webbrowsers?

Just wondering if Im alone in this. It seems every website now has an autocomplete that for some reason, completes my typing for things Im not searching for. So, I end up having to delete what is automatically put there. Or even better, the new google where it starts bringing up possible website pages and bogging down as I type.

Are we really getting that lazy that this feature needs to even exist? Is the possible 3 seconds I might save really that big of a deal even if it worked like it is suppose too?
 
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Old 12-17-2010, 06:11 AM
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Kuro keeps blaming the autocomplete for how he ends up on gay **** sites.

I told him we'd all support him if he finally came out of the closet and donated me all his Dainese stuff.
 
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Old 12-17-2010, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by justasquid
the new google where it starts bringing up possible website pages
you can easily turn that off by clicking the 'instant is ON' link to the right of the search field.


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and bogging down as I type.
sounds like a connection speed issue.
 
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Old 12-17-2010, 08:05 AM
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Kuro keeps blaming the autocomplete for how he ends up on gay **** sites.
...lol...

you can easily turn that off by clicking the 'instant is ON' link to the right of the search field.
yeah I know, but you have to first start to type, for it to display, then after you click it, it regenerates the page. It just seems it would be faster to not even have it at all.

sounds like a connection speed issue.
I guess it doesn't completely bog it down, but there are split second pauses as the websites are generated, and for me, I type too fast and watch what Im typing. so whe it doesn't show up, I double type stuff.

Im just wondering why it even exists. it can't possibly save that much time. And it seems like no two are the same. Meaning the way in which the autocomplete suggestion is selected. Some, you just keeping typing, others automatically fill in what your typing.
 
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Old 12-17-2010, 11:40 AM
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click on settings at the top right of the page and turn off google instant
 
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I love it. It's scary though, like, type in "call" and you get everything call of duty, it's like, maybe I wanted to "call a friend".
 
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