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#854 Add facility to auto-complete input

3.0
closed-fixed
None
5
2013-07-22
2013-04-26
No

Add a facility to automatically complete partially-typed user input in the editing window.

The concept is similar to Eclipse's Content Assist, where upon triggering a pop-up window will appear with relevant suggestions.

For the initial implementation:

  • The activation keys are Ctrl+Space (Windows) or Cmd+Space (Mac).
  • Cycle between views with the activation keys, or Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn (Cmd+PgUp/PgDn on Mac).
  • Return inserts the selected entry and closes the window. Insert inserts the selected entry and leaves the window open.
  • A Glossary Entries view is supplied to allow easy insertion of glossary hits for the current segment.

Improvements currently planned:

  • Change the activation keys for Mac to something that doesn't conflict with system defaults.
  • Add a Tag Suggestions view to allow easy insertion of tags (tag groups) missing from the current segment.

Discussion

  • Aaron Madlon-Kay

    The activation key for Mac has been changed to Esc, which is consistent with OS X-native controls.

    Also the Glossary Entries view now shows individual terms instead of concatenated ones when the same source term has multiple definitions.

     
  • Didier Briel

    Didier Briel - 2013-05-13
    • status: open --> closed-fixed
    • Group: future --> 3.0
     
  • Didier Briel

    Didier Briel - 2013-05-13

    I close, as this is implemented in the the released version 3.0.1.

    It will be clearer to open a new RFE for future improvements.

    Didier

     
  • Aaron Madlon-Kay

    The tag suggestions view is now committed in r5559.

     

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