zulip/zulip-flutter

Put best autocomplete matches at bottom of list, not top

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#1,121 opened on Dec 10, 2024

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Description

That way they're in easy reach. In particular when using a phone with one's thumbs, the top of the screen can often be significantly harder to reach.

Because the query is at the bottom of the screen (in the compose box) and the list of autocomplete options opens upward from there, putting the best matches at the bottom is also logical because it puts them right next to the query (the one they're the best match for).

This applies to both ComposeAutocomplete (for autocompleting @-mentions, emoji, and so on from the content input) and TopicAutocomplete (for autocompleting topics from the topic input).

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Research direction
Examine the autocomplete widget implementation in the zulip flutter codebase to understand how suggestion ordering works, then modify the sorting logic to place best matches at the bottom of the list.
Tech stack
dartflutter
Domain
mobile
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Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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FlutterDart
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75