Entity ID in parenthesis is confusing and breaking things, like titles that contain parenthesis.
Other issues
- View on Drupal.org #2881892UX: Hide entity ID in autocomplete widget Status: Needs work
- Implement chips based autocomplete designs
- View on Drupal.org #322383Autocomplete nid/vid extraction. i.e. CCK Nodereference Status: Closed (outdated)
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