[Lazarus] Code navigation (was Flex/RIA Framework)

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:48:42 -0500
Lee Jenkins <lee at datatrakpos.com> wrote:

> Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> > On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:21:39 -0500
> > Lee Jenkins <lee at datatrakpos.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> [...]
> >> My personal favorite is the Auto Drop Down for code insite which shows relevant 
> >> suggestions for built in types as well as declared variables, etc.  Makes typing 
> >> so much faster.
> > 
> > Can you give some examples for this feature?
> > 
> > Mattias
> > 
> 
> Its like C# editor in VS if you've ever used that.  Basically monitors your key 
> strokes for the first few characters of typing each word in your code.  If I 
> type in "tst" then the code insite suggestion box comes up and shows me 
> TStrings, TStringList, etc. and all I have to do is hit Tab or Enter and the 
> chosen keyword is entered automatically.
> 
> The CnWizard version is pretty smart and seems to take into account context and 
> recent use of keywords.  You can also set the number of characters that must be 
> input before suggestions will popup.
> 
> I posted about it once before I think.  Not only is it a time saver for me, but 
> it promotes better variable and type naming since I don't have to type out 
> TMyAbstractComponent, I just type "TMy", the suggestion box pops up, I hit 
> enter/tab and keep on rolling.

The Lazarus completion box pops up automatically after typing '.',
although I prefer Ctrl+Space.
I found the "popup after some characters" annoying, so I didn't
implement it. Feel free to provide a patch if you want that feature.


Mattias