[Geany-Users] Autocomplete?

[Lex Trotman]

On Sat, 16 May 2020 at 12:07, Jim <jf_byrnes at 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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