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| Ivan A. Fotan |
Posted - Feb 26 2007 : 10:07:54 AM
For example, on new .cpp file I'm trying to type 'namespace' but in suggestion list, after typing 'name', I see only "NAME", "NAME_STATE", "NameUnknown", and "NameUserPrincipal", but there are no "namespece" case.
Similar, when I'm typing "continue", I can see anything but no "continue".
(Note: I'm user latest VAX 10.3.1548). |
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| feline |
Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 12:55:51 PM
Do you have:
VA Options -> Text Editor -> suggestions -> Include bits of code from surrounding lines
turned on? This would help explain what you are seeing.
From the outside what turns up in a suggestion listbox can be a bit "odd", but generally they are remarkably helpful, and I mainly use these, only dropping back to Completion listboxes when I am using something "odd" or unusual. |
| Ivan A. Fotan |
Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 02:37:14 AM
Agreed, solid reply.
But, to be honest, I had never used "NAME", "NAME_STATE", "NameUnknown", and "NameUserPrincipal" before. Why VAX suggests them? Looks like it suggest latest parsed, but not used, items! |
| feline |
Posted - Feb 26 2007 : 1:07:11 PM
A very solid reply sl@sh 
Ivan see the documentation here: http://www.wholetomato.com/products/features/suggestion.asp |
| sl@sh |
Posted - Feb 26 2007 : 12:17:39 PM
The suggestion listbox that automatically pops up only suggests words that you have used recently. Reserved words are no exception. So if you refer to members of a particular namespace a lot, you'd need to type out the first "namespace", but afterwards it will be presented on the suggestion list.
Same goes for continue, although it is unlikely you will use that keyword multiple times in short order, so will be of less use.
VAX is designed to help you whereever it sensibly can. However, it avoids suggestions that might be helpful only on rare occasions, and otherwise only serve to clog up the suggestion listbox and thus slow down the editing process.
If you stumble upon a case where you think 'VAX should suggest "xy" at this point', consider how many users would consider such a suggestion useful at such a point , and how often - in relation to how many users will find this suggestion annoyingly stupid. It is often a decision that is hard to make.
If after such reconsidering you still think VAX should suggest this, feel free to post it. The right place would be the Suggestions Forum though, since what is and what isn't on the suggestion list boxes is mostly guesswork and can hardly be considered a bug  |
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