Context View: Autocomplete

[raineorshine]

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[raineorshine]

Autocomplete as subthoughts is clever, but I think not the best design for a couple reasons.

1. It adds a third list semantics; it's challenging enough to have different semantics for normal view and context view.
2. As the user types, the number of autocomplete options will change, causing thoughts below to move up and down disorientingly.
3. There is no point rendering autocomplete options as subthoughts when they cannot be edited or navigated. Navigating away from the context being edited doesn't makes sense when autocomplete is still active.
4. A conventional dropdown menu better aligns with user expectations.

For all of these reasons, a conventional dropdown menu is the better choice.