hapless "choose ..." dialog autocomplete/typeahead

[hawkwing]

Binary package hint: firefox

Using linux 2.6.27-7/Kubuntu 8.10/KDE4.1.2/firefox 3.0.3

Autocomplete (typeahead) doesn't work properly on the following dialog boxes, at least:
choose download folder
choose helper application

It does work properly on these dialog boxes, at least:
open file

By 'properly working' I mean that when I am typing and it finds a match, it highlights the remainder of the word and if I keep typing it OVERWRITES the highlighted portion. Improper behaviour is exhibited by auto-autocompleting the match (rather than highlighting it) so that rapid typing results in the wrong path, e.g. I start typing '/usr/bin/' to find a program to open some file with (another bug, another day) and it autocompletes the '/usr' as soon as I type the '/u' and so the 'sr' in '/usr' is used to autocomplete the next directory, namely 'src' so that I end up with '/usr/src' though I only ever typed '/usr'.

Hmmm. Strangely, this behaviour just disappeared as I went to get a screenshot, with no system changes or reboots. I'm going to submit the bug anyway in case someone else can figure this out. Perhaps opening a 'good' dialog ('open file') re-jiggered the internals?

[hawkwing (hawkwing)]

On reboot, the bug returns and I haven't been able to make it 'go away' again. Another dialog in which it doesn't work:
"Another Application..." when looking for an application to open something from the Downloads window.

youtube screencast showing bug:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhR8pO-SDN4

in each window i typed '/usr/bin'

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

Thank you for taking the time to file this bug report with us. Closing due to age. If this is still a problem in 3.0.7 please reopen this bug.
Also please reopen with all new information on how to reproduce this bug by giving us step by step instructions.
We also need what happens what is expected to happen.
To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!