[MonoDevelop] Code completion window after a whitespace

[John Dong]

As long as it's a configurable option, I think it's a great idea.


On Sep 22, 2009, at 2:30 AM, Mike Krüger wrote:

> Hi
>
> I've a question to all of you on how about you feel when adding
> automatic code completion popup after a whitespace. Especially it's
> about the class initializer context.
>
> I got this feature request:
>
> The pattern is usually:
>
>        new Foo () { <- [Return]
>            _ <- that is the cursor
>
> So what I suggest is: if the user presses return, we immediately pop  
> the
> window up. That would also work as people type stuff like:
>
>        new Foo () {
>            Text = "Hello", [Return]
>            _ <- Show completion window again.
>
> Or in general, it could be any whitespace after a comma: so this  
> works:
>
>        Foo () { Text = "Dingus", _<- here as well
>
> (I would add whitespace after '{' too).
>
> I think for this context it may be helpful - what do you think ?
>
> Regards
> Mike
>
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