[Eric] Eric4 autocomplete/calltips features.

[Detlev Offenbach]

On Montag, 31. Dezember 2007, Anthony Boudouvas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I re-submit the email, the original didn't make it to the list :)
>
> So, I want to ask this:
>
> I am using Eric4 (latest snapshot) and let's say we type this code:
>
> class Person(object):
>     def __init__(self,  name,  age):
>         self.name = name
>         self.age = age
>
>     def test(self,  pa,  pb):
>         # do something with parameters pa and pb
>
> me = Person("anthony",  36)
> me.test(
>
>
> I expect to see the parameters list when I type "me.test(" but I do not. I
> also thought that I would be able to see the "test" method when I type
> "me." on a list (autocompletion list) but I also do not. I tried Ctrl-Space
> and the other combinations to no avail)
> I have enabled autocompletion and calltips on Eric4 Configuration dialog,
> is there something else I can do ?
>
> I observed that if I write once the "me.test()", the IDE remembers it and
> next time is will show up in a list but is there a way to have, let's say,
> a PyDev respective behavior in Eric ?
>

Hi,

eric4 uses the Autocompletion and Calltip feature of QScintilla2. That 
extracts the information either from API files or from the current document 
or both (configurable). However, there is no dynamic autocompletion yet. 

I'll add it to the wishlist for eric 4.2.

Regards,
Detlev
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Detlev Offenbach
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