I like to use semicolons to end a statement (I’m a Java developer for my day job) and I notice that every time I do the autocomplete box pops up and won’t let me exit it until I’ve chosen something or clicked somewhere else on screen with my mouse.
It is extremely annoying. All I’d like to do is end the statement, there shouldn’t be any autocomplete popping up after that. Is there a way to turn this off? [import]uid: 88050 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 333214[/import]
Hi grambox,
this question was asked before.
Please check this link:
https://developer.coronalabs.com/forum/2012/10/23/auto-complete-and-using
Thank you [import]uid: 31508 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 132011[/import]
Thanks for your reply. Its strange but when we click on the link it just goes back to this page.
@grambox,
Here is the answer duplicated from the other post:
You can disable autopopup windows as pace said. See image below
You can then invoke autocomplete whenever you like using ctrl-space.
Regards,
M.Y. Developers [import]uid: 55057 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 132012[/import]
Corona SDK is good except their website is bad lol…
[import]uid: 31508 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 132018[/import]
Hi grambox,
this question was asked before.
Please check this link:
https://developer.coronalabs.com/forum/2012/10/23/auto-complete-and-using
Thank you [import]uid: 31508 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 132011[/import]
Thanks for your reply. Its strange but when we click on the link it just goes back to this page.
@grambox,
Here is the answer duplicated from the other post:
You can disable autopopup windows as pace said. See image below
You can then invoke autocomplete whenever you like using ctrl-space.
Regards,
M.Y. Developers [import]uid: 55057 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 132012[/import]
Corona SDK is good except their website is bad lol…
[import]uid: 31508 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 132018[/import]
I really like Glider, but as you can tell from the repeated postings around this same topic, there are a couple of problems with AutoComplete:
There should be no AutoComplete suggestion after you type the “;”. This is the end of the line and no suggestions are needed.
There needs to be a timed delay (that the user can edit to suit their needs) in options, so that the AutoCompletion suggestions can be delayed for say 0.5 seconds before popping up.
I have turned off the AutoComplete so I can work, but this needs to be fixed. AutoComplete is an essential part of any IDE, but, it needs to be user friendly.
[import]uid: 198234 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 132710[/import]
Thanks for telling us your concerns. We developed a Lua VM for Glider from the ground up since v 1.7 and among other things it will make autocomplete much faster and smarter. It will better pick up some dynamic features of lua like metatables than what is currently possible in v1.7.
"There should be no AutoComplete suggestion after you type the “;”.
This will be fixed by version 1.8.
“2. There needs to be a timed delay”
We will see about implementing this. Are you suffering from auto-complete performance problems? or is it just annoying and distracting? The autocomplete will be much faster in version 1.8.
Regards,
M.Y. Developers [import]uid: 55057 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 132743[/import]
Autocomple is already very fast, and that is part of the problem. It is distracting to have the autocomplete constantly showing suggestions as you type code at full speed. It should only show the suggestions when you pause. That’s the reason for the timed delay. If you pause for 0.4 secs, the autocomplete suggests something, otherwise it stays out of the way and assumes you know what you are doing. The end result is less irritating. [import]uid: 198234 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 132758[/import]
I really like Glider, but as you can tell from the repeated postings around this same topic, there are a couple of problems with AutoComplete:
There should be no AutoComplete suggestion after you type the “;”. This is the end of the line and no suggestions are needed.
There needs to be a timed delay (that the user can edit to suit their needs) in options, so that the AutoCompletion suggestions can be delayed for say 0.5 seconds before popping up.
I have turned off the AutoComplete so I can work, but this needs to be fixed. AutoComplete is an essential part of any IDE, but, it needs to be user friendly.
[import]uid: 198234 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 132710[/import]
Thanks for telling us your concerns. We developed a Lua VM for Glider from the ground up since v 1.7 and among other things it will make autocomplete much faster and smarter. It will better pick up some dynamic features of lua like metatables than what is currently possible in v1.7.
"There should be no AutoComplete suggestion after you type the “;”.
This will be fixed by version 1.8.
“2. There needs to be a timed delay”
We will see about implementing this. Are you suffering from auto-complete performance problems? or is it just annoying and distracting? The autocomplete will be much faster in version 1.8.
Regards,
M.Y. Developers [import]uid: 55057 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 132743[/import]
Autocomple is already very fast, and that is part of the problem. It is distracting to have the autocomplete constantly showing suggestions as you type code at full speed. It should only show the suggestions when you pause. That’s the reason for the timed delay. If you pause for 0.4 secs, the autocomplete suggests something, otherwise it stays out of the way and assumes you know what you are doing. The end result is less irritating. [import]uid: 198234 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 132758[/import]
We understand. Thanks for the feedback.
Regards,
M.Y. Developers [import]uid: 55057 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 133125[/import]
We understand. Thanks for the feedback.
Regards,
M.Y. Developers [import]uid: 55057 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 133125[/import]
I’m having a very similar problem when I am using booleans. For instance if I am typing “myChar.isHit = false” the autocomplete immediately pops up after “false” with some random event listener, and I can only get rid of it by hitting ESC or clicking outside. Same thing occurs if I type “true”, except it pops up with a timer recommendation.
Is this a known problem?
Another note, I think autocomplete should be disabled when in a string. This gets very annoying. [import]uid: 132483 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 136640[/import]
I also get this autocomplete issue when I end a statement with a comma. Can’t seem to get out of it unless I click away or press the ESC key, and I cannot hit return fast enough… maybe a timed delay would fix this as well?
Great product though! I enjoy using Glider. [import]uid: 114363 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 136651[/import]
I’ve also run into the comma issue several times. [import]uid: 132483 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 136675[/import]
Hello All,
We understand the frustration of this problem. Rest assured it is fixed in the current development builds but we cannot release the fixes yet as the parser system (autocomplete depends on this) has been completely reworked and still needs testing before it is ready for release. To alleviate this problem please turn off the autopopup.
http://static.xscreenshot.com/2012/12/30/03/screen_e667fd325cbd10c10f24744f3c3544c9
You can then easily invoke autocompletion via ctrl-space.
Regards,
M.Y. Developers
[import]uid: 55057 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 136723[/import]
I’m having a very similar problem when I am using booleans. For instance if I am typing “myChar.isHit = false” the autocomplete immediately pops up after “false” with some random event listener, and I can only get rid of it by hitting ESC or clicking outside. Same thing occurs if I type “true”, except it pops up with a timer recommendation.
Is this a known problem?
Another note, I think autocomplete should be disabled when in a string. This gets very annoying. [import]uid: 132483 topic_id: 33214 reply_id: 136640[/import]
