On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:53:57 -0400, "John Gabriele" jmg3000@gmail.com wrote:
On 11/2/07, Enrico Tröger enrico.troeger@uvena.de wrote:
We should get a resolution for this.
One area that may lead to confusion is the name used for when you want to complete a symbol (like the name of a class or something). I suggest you specifically use the term "symbol completion" (rather than "autocomplete") for this feature.
That is, Geany always offers symbol symbol completion via Ctrl-Space, but you should be able to enable "automatic symbol completion" in the prefs, thus making Geany automatically pop up that list of choices while you're typing a symbol name that it recognizes.
I think the term "autocomplete" is best left reserved for cases where Geany adds characters to your file for you automatically while you type, such as:
- XML tag autocompletion, and
- Harold's idea of an option to have Geany automatically finish your
opening quotes and brackets.
So, in the Preferences dialog, the Editor tab, it might look like:
**Autocomplete** [x] XML tag autocomplete [x] quote autocomplete [x] bracket autocomplete
**Other completion** [x] automatic symbol completion
I agree, sounds good to me. My idea for the lower part of the Editor tab: **Completions** [x] XML tag autocomplete [x] quote autocomplete [x] bracket autocomplete [x] automatic symbol completion Row of symbol completion list: ____
And instead of the current behaviour the row spin button won't be disabled if automatic symbol completion is disabled because the list still can be shown when using Ctrl-Space.
Regards, Enrico