[Geany] Can I autocomplete words other than symbols?

[Frank Lanitz]

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:52:26 +0200
Enrico Tröger <enrico.troeger at uvena.de> wrote:

> 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.

OK. So we are now on the same page ;) 

> 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.


No. To be honest, I don't have much usage for this feature. But
thought about making it ore comfortable when adding. Never mind it - was
caused by a misunderstanding. 

Cheers, 
Frank
-- 
http://frank.uvena.de/en/
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