[opensource-dev] Enhanced Script Editor Request

[SuezanneC Baskerville]

I'd be pleased if the popup tip remained visible somewhere. My short term
memory is bad, if there are many parameters I have to make the popup appear
more than once.

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Ricky <kf6kjg at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think the idea here is to have the popup capable of doing
> auto-completion.  This would save a load of time, as well as make it
> easier to script, IMHO.
>
> An alternative would be to expand the usefulness of the code insert
> dropdown by having it add the parens and properties for events and
> functions using default values/place holders such as is seen in the
> hover tips.
>
> Ricky
> Cron Stardust
>
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Dave Booth <dave at meadowlakearts.com>
> wrote:
> > On 10/20/2010 13:20, malachi wrote:
> >> Of all the developers who are working on the client someone has to be
> >> smart enough to implement this.
> >>
> >> For you windows developers who are using Visual Studio, When you type a
> >> function name and get to the ( point of the function it pops a tip up
> >> telling you what is needed to complete this function. I believe it is
> >> called intellisense. I could be mistaken. Why can we not have the same
> >> type of script editor? An auto complete type of compiler for the editor.
> >> As we type in our scripts popups would help us complete what it is we
> are
> >> typing. this would increase speed of script writing, help beginners
> learn
> >> LSL programming faster, and simplify the process. this is just my
> >> thoughts. it is already implemented in LSLEditor just figured it could
> be
> >> done in the client as well.
> >
> > hover the mouse over the highlighted function name and you get a tip
> > popup showing the functions prototype. Personally I prefer this to
> > environments where the popup happens automatically - the popup would be
> > a distraction for the functions I use really frequently and never need
> > reminding about their parameters but I'll use the tip to remind myself
> > of the correct parameter order for those I use infrequently. Perhaps
> > this should be a selectable behaviour - Theres already a hook to spot
> > when a function name is typed and highlight it, possibly leverage that
> > and have function tip popups in the editor be on-hover, on-highlight or
> off?
> >
> > Dave.
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