CodeLite IDE

I'm having some trouble understanding what is going one with my code completion.
Last time I've used CodeLite it worked fine for everything I wrote, from variables name, functions name, etc.. but now with the latest relase only system keyword appears. The other keywords only appear if I click ctrl+space. Is this normal behaviour?

Also, were are the options to change code completion stuff? Like the miliseconds till it appears, and things like that. Another option I can't find anymore is the one that lets me choose the text font.

Are this option gone or am I just not finding them? I've searched over the last 3 releases annoucemments trying to find something relevant to this but with no success.


One thing that could be added to code completion is (as someone said in a post earlier) to add the "help" from functions or methods to the code completion. But I think it would be better to use a netbeans style, in which a second window appears attached to the first one, with the relevant information about the selected word. This allows something like scrolling, or even the inclusion of links and deprecated sections.

A problem I've found in the already implemented method to show the type info tooltip (with comments) is that when I hover the mouse over the name of the function,if there's another function with the same name I will always see the comment for the first one in the list ( I think they are ordered by alphabetic order ).

merlin3000 wrote:The other keywords only appear if I click ctrl+space. Is this normal behaviour?

Yes, codelite does not force the code completion on you, you need to hit Ctrl-SPACE for it to appear

merlin3000 wrote:Also, were are the options to change code completion stuff? Like the miliseconds till it appears

Unlike other editors you worked with, there is no timeout, when u click Ctrl-SPACE it appears. Anyways, the code completion settings are 'settings->tags sesttings'

merlin3000 wrote:Another option I can't find anymore is the one that lets me choose the text font.

usually, font can be modified from 'settings -> syntax highlight'

merlin3000 wrote:One thing that could be added to code completion is (as someone said in a post earlier) to add the "help" from functions or methods to the code completion. But I think it would be better to use a netbeans style, in which a second window appears attached to the first one, with the relevant information about the selected word. This allows something like scrolling, or even the inclusion of links and deprecated sections.

A problem I've found in the already implemented method to show the type info tooltip (with comments) is that when I hover the mouse over the name of the function,if there's another function with the same name I will always see the comment for the first one in the list ( I think they are ordered by alphabetic order ).

I am aware if the fact that the "comments" does not appear as they should and it will be fixed

Eran

Ohhh.. I see, but it was always like that? I was under the impression last release I used, the code completion was always activated and I seem to remember the time bar. (I've not used CodeLite in a while since my last classes have been on other laguages like prolog and .net so I might be confusing something)

Can an option be added, kind of a "always on" code completion? I can make a feature request if needed.

Thanks for all the hard work, quick replies and a great IDE

merlin3000 wrote:Ohhh.. I see, but it was always like that?

Yes

merlin3000 wrote:Can an option be added, kind of a "always on" code completion? I can make a feature request if needed.

A FR is always a good idea, so things wont get lost (I am not sure it will be implemented... but you never know )

Eran

Done. Crossing my fingers for this one lol