[Vim-latex-devel] Aux completion

[Gerd W. <ger...@ma...>]

Hi,

in my version of latex-suite (https://github.com/gerw/vim-latex-suite), 
I have changed the mechanism of \ref-completions. The current version of 
latex-suite greps through the tex-file for \labels. My version greps 
through the aux-file. This has the advantage, that one does not have to 
memorize the keys within the \labels for completion, but can use the 
actual labels in the compiled document.

Hence, you get the following expansions (given that the tex-file has the 
corresponding labels):

	theorem.1.3<F9>   =>   \autoref{thm:bar}
	section.2<F9>     =>   \autoref{sec:foo}
	(1.9<F9>          =>   \eqref{eq:baz}
	(1.9)<F9>         =>   \eqref{eq:baz}

(You can also reconfigure an option to use \cref (or anything else) 
instead of \autoref)

This is quite convenient, because you can look in the pdf to get the 
appropriate number of the thing you want to refer to and use this for 
the completion. No need for packages like showkeys.

The only disadvantage is that you get the labels from the aux-file. 
Hence, if the aux-file is not up-to-date or you use the numbers from a 
print-out (and the aux-file is more recent), you might get unexpected 
results.

My question is: Can I replace the current style of the completion with 
this aux-based completion in the official repository? This would result 
in less code (less maintenance) and is therefore desirable. However, I 
can understand if someone would like to stay with the current behavior.

The stage is open for discussion, see also 
https://github.com/vim-latex/vim-latex/issues/55


Best regards,
Gerd