[Eric] eric4 4.1.5 (r2207) Auto completion (? )question from newbie

[Detlev Offenbach]

On Mittwoch, 25. Juni 2008, lj wrote:
> In IDLE,   I enter
>
> >>> h="Hello World!"
> >>> h.
>
> After I type the "h" and the period (as shown above), shortly thereafter
> I am gratified to see a helpful drop down list with all the string
> methods (capitalize, center, count, etc).  As a beginner working my way
> through Learning Python,  I would like to enable that helpful
> functionality in ERIC.
>
> I have auto completion turned on and have tried auto complete set to
> "document and api". (that is Edit=>AutoComplete->Alt+Shift+Space) but no
> helpful list box appears in response to my  entry of "h period" entered
> in the ERIC center window editor.
>
> Besides RTFM, which I have done,  is this functionality available from
> the editor window within ERIC?  If so, how do I turn it on?
>

Dynamic autocompletion is not supported by QScintilla, the editor widget used 
by eric4.

Regards,
Detlev
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Detlev Offenbach
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