Description

Also called Suggest & complete

Padre knows two types of source code auto-complete:

• Manual using a hotkey (Ctrl-P)
• Automatically while typing

Both of them are configurable using the Preferences? dialog.

Only known keys of this hash are suggested within hash brackets.

Tickets

Ticket	Resolution	Summary	Owner	Reporter
#1421		config.yml -> autocomplete_always: 1		bowtie
#1106		Perl/Create Projects Tagfile cause Padre to freeze		szabgab
#821	fixed	autocompletion triggered even on blank line	Sewi	jquelin
#820		autocompletion triggered on ctrl+tab	Sewi	jquelin
#806	fixed	Auto complete tooltips won't "go away"		waxhead
#753		Implement better method autocompletion heuristics		tsee
#752		Document and end-user-simplify the perltags and autocomplete featureset		tsee
#699		POD on auto-complete subs		patspam
#652		Autocomplete: Make Pos1 & End work	azawawi	Sewi
#308		variable name completition		szabgab
#67	fixed	Ctrl-P/Ctrl-N autocompletion	tsee	tsee

Test

• Open any Perl source file
• begin typing a variable name used in that file
• Manual: Press Ctrl-P, Automatic: No need to press anything
• A dropdown list should pop up near the cursor suggesting the rest of the variable name

TODO

This feature considers the local file as source for suggestions. A perltags file is used if the project has one.

• Suggest from overall word list if a hash has no known keys
• Enable creation of perltags files using the UI or automatically (the menu item from the Perl menu might not work properly)
• Support references ($www = WWW::Mechanize->new(); type $www-> to show a list of methods; type $www->{ to show a list of useable keys)
• Use all words from a project within all files of this project (configurable!!!)