#1073 Change auto-completion mode access keys

[Jean-Christophe Helary]

On OSX changing the auto-completion mode involves Comd+Fn+Arrow which makes it unpractical to shift between mode in the same segment.

When we're in Auto-completion mode, we already have up/down that work inside the mode without changing the cursor location in the segment, why have not left-right do the mode change ? In that case we could use for ex Cmd+right for ex to access the mode parameters without having to use the mouse and access the Option menu...

[Didier Briel]

Under Windows at least, left/right (without modifier) moves the popup window, so that you are able to see underneath/change the suggestions, because the move follows the caret.

Ctrl+left/right move it from word to word.

Didier

[Jean-Christophe Helary]

It is the same on Mac. But the dialog being displayed right under the base line, how useful is it?

[Didier Briel]

I could live without it.

Didier

[Jean-Christophe Helary]

Basically the issue is that with some words, tokenizers don't work and won't recognize glossary items. So the idea was to use the auto-text feature to register them and insert them at will. The problem is that the mode modification is hard on the fingers so simplifying access to the different modes would allow for a more flexible use of the auto-completion "modules", depending on need.

[Aaron Madlon-Kay]

This is addressed in trunk, r7067.

Instead of PgUp/PgDown, you can now switch between autocompleter views with Ctrl+Left/Right (Cmd+Left/Right on Mac).

[Aaron Madlon-Kay]

On Windows this means that while the autocompleter is open you can't move the caret by word anymore; on Mac you can no longer use Cmd+arrows to jump to the beginning or end of the segment, but the Home and End keys let you do the same thing.

[Didier Briel]

Implemented in the released version 3.1.9 update 1 of OmegaT.

Didier

[Jean-Christophe Helary]

The new shortcut significantly impairs navigation in the segment for relatively fast typers so I suggest reverting to an UP/DOWN combination with CTRL as the mod key for Mac.

[Aaron Madlon-Kay]

You can now customize the keys per [#1311]. The defaults will remain as they are.

[Jean-Christophe Helary]

The default conflicts with standard segment navigation. You must change the default to something that does not.

[Aaron Madlon-Kay]

By demand of Jean-Christophe Helary, the keys have now been changed to Ctrl+Up/Down. Users who prefer the previous keys can use the checkbox Preferences > Auto-Completion > Switch views with ⌘+← and ⌘+→ (Mac only).