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Re: [TSVN] tab key for autocomplete

From: Simon Large <simon_at_skirridsystems.co.uk>
Date: 2005-10-12 10:55:15 CEST

Lübbe Onken wrote:
> Simon Large wrote:
[snip]
>>... to improve the printz.<Enter><Up><End><Left><Delete><Down>
>>Also barred foos.
>
> Shouldn't be that bad, try:
> ... to improve the print<Space><Backspace><Enter>
> Also barred foos.

Good point.

> My suggestion:
> Enter -> Always insert linebreak no matter what the expansion list matches
> Space -> Always insert space no matter what the expansion list matches
> Tab -> Use autocompletion (my first choice)
> Ctrl-Space -> Use autocompletion (my second choice)

Yep. Agree with all those, and add Ctrl-Tab as a possible third choice.

> Don't forget:
> Ctrl-Enter -> Confirm dialog without having to "navigate" to OK first

Forgot about that one.

>>UltraEdit uses a different method, which is to type the start of the
>>word first, and use Ctrl-space to pop up the auto-complete list. The
>>list does not come up until you ask for it. Not sure if that
>>would be a popular choice though.
>
> I think having the list there is better.

I think so too. I just threw that in as an alternative.

Simon

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