[Geany] Can I autocomplete words other than symbols?

[Enrico Tröger]

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:07:55 +0200, Frank wrote:

>On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:00:53 +0200
>Enrico Tröger <enrico.troeger at uvena.de> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:57:50 +0200, Frank wrote:
>> 
>> >On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:53:19 +0200
>> >Enrico Tröger <enrico.troeger at uvena.de> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:24:38 +0100, Nick wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> >On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:28:08 +0200
>> >> >Enrico Tröger <enrico.troeger at uvena.de> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> >> Thoughts?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Well, IMO it would be nice to be able to have this set to work
>> >> >> >automatically, without having to press a special keybinding.
>> >> >> >So if added, I would suggest a pref. Sounds cool though ;-)
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Huh? Together with the normal autocompletion of symbols?
>> >> >
>> >> >For now, a keybinding would be fine. I was thinking of combined
>> >> >autocompletion of words in the current file and tags from other
>> >> >files, but this would be more work.
>> >> 
>> >> Ok, so you want to merge the lists for auto-completion. I think
>> >> when we do this, we do need to pre-generate and cache the list of
>> >> words of the current file as generating the list would probably
>> >> too heavy for every keystroke, even if only enabled by a pref.
>> >> 
>> >> I will commit the code as I said: bound to a keybinding only, for
>> >> now. I don't mind if this gets improved later.
>> >
>> >Please add also a hidden pref inside config file for these users
>> >which like this feature and are to lazy to activate it again and
>> >again. 
>> 
>> ???
>> 
>> What do you want to activate? As I said, I won't add any pref for
>> merging it with normal auto-completion.
>> 
>> Maybe I shouldn't commit the changes and wait until someone (Nick, or
>> whoever) wants to integrate with normal autocompletion. As said, I
>> don't mind but won't do this myself.
>
>Maybe I misunderstood you - another time. 
>
>When rereading and thinking again, I now think your goal was to just
>commit the function which is working only (= generating list etc) when
>pressing defined keystroke. Previously I understood the automerging
>stuff .... Well, if I'm now right, I agree and adding any option would
>be not very useful at all here beside the keybinding ;) 

Yo, I was only talking about adding the word completion by using a new
keybinding.

But if you wish to have this merged with the normal autocompletion
list, it's maybe better when we do this directly instead of first
adding a keybinding which we will remove then again later. Not to
mention about breaking plugin API/ABI and confusion of users and all.

So, if you want this in the normal auto completion paired with a pref,
please go implement and commit it or send a patch.

I don't see the point in committing code which changes API and is
known to be thrown away in some days/weeks.

Regards,
Enrico

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