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Alexo
Ketchup Master
Canada
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 Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 7:07:34 PM
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Using VS2005 SP2.
I have a snippet "///" that expands to a line of 80 '/' characters followed by 2 carriage returns.
In 1715, VAX always detected the "///" sequence and correctly suggested expanding it.
In 1721 it sometimes work and sometimes doesn't.
Often I type "///" and nothing happens. Then I backspace the last '/' and type it again and VAX suddenly remembers that it's a snippet.
Unfortunately I could not reproduce it consistently.
Here's something that usually causes it to happen:
1. Open a C++ file.
2. Navigate to a non-empty line using the cursor keys
3. Hit the [END] key
4. Type the snippet trigger
It also happens on empty lines under certain circumstances but the above is more reproducible.
It is quite annoying.
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18951 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2009 : 10:06:16 AM
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Do you have any other snippets with the same shortcut? Or is it just this one snippet?
Approximately how often does this fail? 1 time in 10? 1 time in 2? 1 time in 200?
I have just tried this here and so far I am not seeing any problems. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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Alexo
Ketchup Master
Canada
81 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2009 : 10:47:11 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by feline
Do you have any other snippets with the same shortcut? Or is it just this one snippet?
Approximately how often does this fail? 1 time in 10? 1 time in 2? 1 time in 200?
I have just tried this here and so far I am not seeing any problems.
- One snippet for each of C++, C#, HTML, JS
- The process I outlined above fails either 100% of the time or close to it.
- Sometimes it fails on empty lines as well, but this is very inconsistent
- Never happened with 1715
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18951 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2009 : 12:37:49 PM
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Can you please zip up all of the TPL files in the directory:
C:\\Documents and Settings\\ USERNAME \\Application Data\\VisualAssist\\Autotext
assuming you are using winXP. Can you also export your VA and IDE settings and send them to me:
VA Options -> Performance -> Export Settings
IDE tools menu -> Import and Export Settings -> Export selected environment settings
I can then use both your VA Snippets and settings here and see if I can reproduce the problem.
Please submit the files via the form:
http://www.wholetomato.com/support/contact.asp
including this thread ID or URL in the description, so we can match it up. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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Alexo
Ketchup Master
Canada
81 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2009 : 1:46:17 PM
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Also, It happens with other snippets as well, "/**" for example (which I hadn't changed from the default.
Going to the end of the line, typing a space and then the snippet shortcut does not detect it. |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18951 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2009 : 5:32:52 PM
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Typing the space then the shortcut was the missing step. Once I type the space I am seeing the problem here:
case=25849 |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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Alexo
Ketchup Master
Canada
81 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2009 : 6:08:45 PM
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As I said, it is inconsistent.
It often happens to me on blank lines as well (without typing spaces) until I switch to another application, then I can no longer reproduce that case. The "space" case seems to work even after switching to another app and back.
Never happened to me in 1715 (regression?)
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18951 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2009 : 10:29:22 AM
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| What I am seeing seems quite reproducible, and looks like a regression. I have put this down as an urgent bug as a result. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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AdrianS
Senior Member
Canada
30 Posts |
Posted - Apr 13 2009 : 07:29:15 AM
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FWIW, other whitespace such as tabs and CR have the same effect as a space.
This was driving me nuts until I figured out the space connection. I'm glad that it's a high priority fix. |
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AdrianS
Senior Member
Canada
30 Posts |
Posted - Apr 13 2009 : 08:09:57 AM
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I also noticed that four character snippets that begin with // do seem to work properly, even with the space.
I use a //+ snippet a lot, so as a workaround I added a //++ snippet that's a copy of the //+ snippet. When I find that the three character snippet didn't work, I just hit + again. It's not perfect, but it's better than hitting backspace and typing the + again. |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18951 Posts |
Posted - Apr 14 2009 : 10:45:49 AM
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I have also noticed that some shortcuts work reliably, while some have problems. I am not seeing any obvious pattern to explain this though.
Thank you for the extra details, I have added these to the bug report. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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Alexo
Ketchup Master
Canada
81 Posts |
Posted - Apr 14 2009 : 3:24:15 PM
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Please let us know when there's an ETA.
Thank you!
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18951 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2009 : 1:20:54 PM
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| Some progress has been made internally, but the way the problem only effects certain shortcuts is confusing matters. |
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sean
Whole Tomato Software
USA
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Posted - May 01 2009 : 8:44:55 PM
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case=25849 was a duplicate of case=25111.
case=25111 is fixed in build 1723 |
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1721 bug: snippet detection
