Here at VideoCC, we're obsessed with workflow and efficiency. Our Global Autofill feature is a cornerstone of that obsession, designed to learn from your past work across all videos to speed up repetitive typing.

The Bug: An Annoying Echo

Some of our eagle-eyed users noticed that when typing in a bookmark or subtitle field, the Global Autofill would sometimes suggest the exact text they were already typing. This happened because the system was saving your input on every keystroke, and then reading that fresh input as a potential suggestion for itself. Instead of helping, it was just creating a distracting echo.

The Fix: Making Autofill Non-Self-Referential

Today, we pushed a fix that completely resolves this issue. We've re-engineered the logic to be much smarter. Now, when you start typing, the showSuggestions function identifies the specific bookmark you are currently editing and explicitly excludes it from the suggestion pool.

In simple terms, the autofill system can no longer see what you're currently typing. It only looks at other previously completed notes, whether from the current video or any other video you've worked on.

The Result: Cleaner, Faster Suggestions

This fix means every suggestion you see is now a relevant, helpful piece of information from your past work, never a redundant echo of your current input. This makes for a cleaner, faster, and more intuitive annotation experience, letting you focus on the content without distractions.

We're always working to refine the tools you use every day. Thanks for your feedback, and happy captioning!

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