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== | == Algorithmic changes == | ||
Places (Firefox 3.0) will <i>not</i> likely see a large change in the AutoComplete algorithm. The current differences are: | Places (Firefox 3.0) will <i>not</i> likely see a large change in the AutoComplete algorithm. The current differences are: | ||
* It is faster. The places autocomplete code should be faster than the old code on and normal amount of data. | * It is faster. The places autocomplete code should be faster than the old code on and normal amount of data. See below. | ||
* Suggestion of host names first. If the first URL has not been visited very many times and it has a path component, a new entry is suggested as the first item consisting of just the host portion, even if that URL has never been visited. If the first item has been visited many times, we assume the user actually wants to go to that page and don't do this addition. | * Suggestion of host names first. If the first URL has not been visited very many times and it has a path component, a new entry is suggested as the first item consisting of just the host portion, even if that URL has never been visited. If the first item has been visited many times, we assume the user actually wants to go to that page and don't do this addition. | ||