Jim
You might find that the code snippets option might be more useful in your case.
For example,  define a snippet:
ac="apply_colors"
and now anytime you type 
ac<tab_key>
apply_colors will appear in your code. 
I find it very useful,  especialy when I want to insert multiline boiler plate code or comments. 

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Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 21:07:31 -0500
From: Jim <jf_byrnes@comcast.net>
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Subject: [Geany-Users] Autocomplete?
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Using Geany 1.36
I have these checked in preferences:

Auto completion of multiline comments
Auto complete symbols
Auto complete all words in the document
Chars to type = 3

In my script I have a function named apply_colors.

When I type appl

This is the list I see.

application_uri
applies_to
apply
apply_async
apply_colors
apply_filter

The only item in the list that appears in my script is apply_colors.

I am curious how autocomplete comes up with the words it shows in the
list. I am wondering if there is a way to have a more concise list of
possibilities. As it is now I would have to type apply_c before
apply_colors could be inserted without using the mouse.

Thanks,  Jim



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Date: Sat, 16 May 2020 12:59:34 +1000
From: Lex Trotman <elextr@gmail.com>
To: Geany general discussion list <users@lists.geany.org>
Subject: Re: [Geany-Users] Autocomplete?
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On Sat, 16 May 2020 at 12:07, Jim <jf_byrnes@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Using Geany 1.36
> I have these checked in preferences:
>
> Auto completion of multiline comments
> Auto complete symbols
> Auto complete all words in the document
> Chars to type = 3
>
> In my script I have a function named apply_colors.
>
> When I type appl
>
> This is the list I see.
>
> application_uri
> applies_to
> apply
> apply_async
> apply_colors
> apply_filter
>
> The only item in the list that appears in my script is apply_colors.
>
> I am curious how autocomplete comes up with the words it shows in the
> list.

Not enough detail to be sure, but possibly global tags loaded for the
unnamed language you are programming in.

> I am wondering if there is a way to have a more concise list of
> possibilities. As it is now I would have to type apply_c before
> apply_colors could be inserted without using the mouse.
>
> Thanks,  Jim
>
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