Whenever the cursor is pointed after a function name, eg. after the ) in
function(), a little tip pops up telling the type it returns and the types
that are taken in the parameters. That's mighty helpful and all, but it tends
to get stuck when I scroll or switch files. It even stays there when I
minimize Dev-C++, and it gets in the way of a lot of my work.
It appears as: http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e164/bluethen/tips.jpg in the same place, no
matter which window or file I'm viewing. This can be fixed by switching back
to the file it originated from and moving the cursor to after the function
name again, or simply by closing Dev-C++, but it's still obnoxious.
I can't find any options in the editor/compiler/environment settings to
disable this (Everything I've tried hasn't really done anything).
I'm using Version 4.9.9.2 on Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3
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The feature is part of the code completion feature which is buggy, and can
slow Dev-C++ to a crawl on projects with large header files (like windows.h).
Switch it off as described here: http://www14.brinkster.com/aditsu/dev-cpp-
faq.html#completion
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Whenever the cursor is pointed after a function name, eg. after the ) in
function(), a little tip pops up telling the type it returns and the types
that are taken in the parameters. That's mighty helpful and all, but it tends
to get stuck when I scroll or switch files. It even stays there when I
minimize Dev-C++, and it gets in the way of a lot of my work.
It appears as: http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e164/bluethen/tips.jpg in the same place, no
matter which window or file I'm viewing. This can be fixed by switching back
to the file it originated from and moving the cursor to after the function
name again, or simply by closing Dev-C++, but it's still obnoxious.
I can't find any options in the editor/compiler/environment settings to
disable this (Everything I've tried hasn't really done anything).
I'm using Version 4.9.9.2 on Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3
The feature is part of the code completion feature which is buggy, and can
slow Dev-C++ to a crawl on projects with large header files (like windows.h).
Switch it off as described here: http://www14.brinkster.com/aditsu/dev-cpp-
faq.html#completion
Thanks, cpns!