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 <kf6...@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 <d...@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. > > _______________________________________________ > > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting > privileges > > > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting > privileges > -- v i r t u a l w o r l d e n t h u s i a s t -- http://www.google.com/profiles/s u e z a n n e --
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