[x]):After creating a topic such as prefix-suffix and saving (on any repo), it becomes impossible to create a new topic named simply prefix because Gitea forces completion to prefix-suffix.

one hotfix/workaround: add prefix first, then add prefix-suffix
i will take a look on the problem
Testing this, it isn't impossible to create the "prefix" tab, but the behavior of the suggestions dropdown is bad:
A work around (if anybody else sees) is to first use the up arrow to unselect the suggestion and then you can type prefix and hit enter as normal.
thanks for the note about escape key behavior
PR should fix both
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Testing this, it isn't impossible to create the "prefix" tab, but the behavior of the suggestions dropdown is bad:
A work around (if anybody else sees) is to first use the up arrow to unselect the suggestion and then you can type prefix and hit enter as normal.