(In reply to pbwn from comment #0)
> Description:
> when using ctrl F to search my document for a text string, LibreOffice
> Writer will auto-complete the word based on previous searches. How can i
> turn this off?

If there is an option, I would expect it under Tools => AutoCorrect => AutoCorrect Options, but I can't find anything.

i played around with aurocorrect options quite a bit. I don't like autocorrect and thus will disable everything in those options (eg "enable word completion" is unchecked). It made no difference to the search function though.

Thank you for reporting the bug.

I can not reproduce the bug in

Version: 6.2.1.2 (x64)
Build ID: 7bcb35dc3024a62dea0caee87020152d1ee96e71
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.3; UI render: default; VCL: win; 
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: CL


Version: 6.3.0.0.alpha0+ (x64)
Build ID: 91cdf22b88a4f7bec243c8fb187627e766d3294c
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.3; UI render: default; VCL: win; 
TinderBox: Win-x86_64@42, Branch:master, Time: 2019-03-08_00:38:10
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: CL


When I am searching in writer doc of LO:
for "libreoffice" it searches for "libreoffice" 
for "libre" it searches for "libre"

Not sure, if we want to have an option for this. Asking design team.

It's a very common feature to list previous inserted strings. And not only on LibreOffice or desktop applications you have to change the autocompleted string. Not a big deal to delete *office.

Why not an option? The autocompletion is omnipresent and not restricted to the find bar. Most users expect it and wont switch it off.

Feel free to reopen if you disagree.

(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #5)
> It's a very common feature to list previous inserted strings. And not only
> on LibreOffice or desktop applications you have to change the autocompleted
> string. Not a big deal to delete *office.

It is true. Web browsers do this as well - just hit your Delete key after typing "libre" and then it will work.

"Web browsers do this as well" - my web browser certainly does not because there is an option to turn off autocomplete in the web browser search. You'll notice the issue also does not occur in MS Word. This suggests that "Most users expect it and wont switch it off" is just speculation. 

When people say "Not a big deal to delete" it is just their personal preference, they cannot assume that everyone else feels just as they do. The 'bug' makes errors in work slightly more likely, and that is not something to be overlooked for those working in industries that are extremely unforgiving re errors

Make sense to move this enhancement to NEW...

No, it does not make sense to move to NEW. We cannot allow this to be implemented before considering the larger perspective:

(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #5)
> Why not an option? The autocompletion is omnipresent and not restricted to
> the find bar. Most users expect it and wont switch it off.

Do we implement an option to globally deactivate autocompletion, not just in quick find?
How do we find out all the places with autocompletion?

We talked about this request in the design meeting and didn't come to a conclusion. If _all_ autocompletion can be disabled with one switch the option might be helpful for some users. So the question goes to dev: possible or not?

i want to try to make clearer the importance of this change with an example: I was working on a spreadsheet where status is documented using labels such as "confirmed" "confirmed?" (i realise it's inaccurate, that's a separate issue). If you type "confirmed" you will not notice that it has typed "confirmed?". This is not a minor discrpeancy; it is the exact opposite of what should appear. Bear in mind people use this software every day, for science etc, doctors use it etc. Unnecessary errors can have unknown consequences. Competing MS products do not have this flaw. Cheers

*** Bug 138233 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

This is one of the most counterproductive "features" in LO. I was so dumbfounded to see this discussion linger for 4+ years that I registered on this website *just* to subscribe to this bug.

> Not a big deal to delete *office.
> Web browsers do this as well - just hit your Delete key after typing "libre" and then it will work.

As of 7.5.4.1, I can't even *see* that my text was autocompleted, because the right edge of the search bar is at the end of the *pasted* text.
Screenshot: https://imgur.com/ypqUUyr
I pasted "Detection and classification of rail track flaws", yet on the screenshot the search field actually contains "Detection and classification of rail track flaws using inertial and magnetometric sensors". The only way to know  that is to scroll the field to the right, with either the mouse or arrow keys.

By the time I figured out why Calc can't find the *exact* string I pasted despite me staring at it, I thought I was losing my mind and almost broke my keyboard tapping Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V over and over again.
(Also, note the tiny size of the search field right next to the massive wasted space to the right).

So, as of now, you are basically suggesting me to always tap Delete after 
pasting anything into the search field.

> The autocompletion is omnipresent and not restricted to the find bar. Most users expect it and wont switch it off.
> Most users expect it
> Most

This is a pretty serious claim; do you have statistical data to back it?

(In reply to Daniil Larionov from comment #13)
> As of 7.5.4.1, I can't even *see* that my text was autocompleted, because
> the right edge of the search bar is at the end of the *pasted* text.

We could scroll to the end in case of auto completion. Since we highlight the completed text it should be clear what happens. Does this not work for you?