Hello there,
I'd like to pose the following suggestion:
Display menu options prepended with a selection number which can be used by user to select option by typing the number.
Motivation: I am using voice programming and numbers are a great visual aid in quickly selecting options. Anyone who wants to type even less could make good use of it.
It could behave this way:
- The autocompletion menu lists some options
- The options should be prepended by a uniquely identifiable number each (for the current menu display)
- If the user types further and the menu changes, the options' numbers are reassigned to the newly displayed options.
- Numbers should be displayed in a sorted manner.
Example:
> ls
test_file1 testfile1 testfile_1 testfile_2 testfile_3 testfile_4 testfile_5
# Press tab opens auto completion menu
# without numbers
> ls test
test_file1 testfile1 testfile_1 testfile_2 testfile_3 testfile_4 testfile_5
# with numbers
> ls test
1: test_file1 2: testfile1 3: testfile_1 4: testfile_2 5: testfile_3 6: testfile_4 7: testfile_5
# typing 3 (or for example ALT+3) would complete with `testfile_1`.
What's your opinion on this?