#190 improved calltips

[Anonymous]

Calltips are useful when using completion. However, it is also useful to have access to the function/method signatures and docstrings on demand.

For example if I have some code written and I want to recall what a function does or what the args are so I can alter them. Currently to get the calltips for the function I would need to go through the code completion process.

Also sometimes the docstring does not fit into the calltips box. Wingide's source assistant is quite good here as the docstring and method signature are displayed in a separate scrollable panel. This also allows details of a symbol to be displayed at all times for the symbol that the cursor is currently on.
http://wingide.com/doc/edit/source-assistant
http://www.archaeopteryx.com/doc/intro/tutorial-autoc-sassist

In terms of code completion is useful to have the details pop up next to the code, but in other cases having a separate area for the source assistant maybe better.

[Eike Welk]

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I like the current calltips.
However the calltips should be made 80 chars wide, so they can show a complete doc-string when it is formated in the standard way.
Wrapping the lines might be an option for small screens.
A multicolored scrollable docstring widget would offcourse be greatest; but I think it not so important.

Regards Eike.

[YoHell]

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> I like the current calltips.
> However the calltips should be made 80 chars wide, so they can show a
> complete doc-string when it is formated in the standard way.

Yes! I second this whole heartedly.