Feature idea: auto-complete typing in scripts

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On Saturday, July 27, 2002, at 09:19  AM, Karl Becker wrote:

> I'm not sure if this is possible to write a script that would do this 
> (it's definitely not possible very easily, I don't think), but wouldn't 
> it be great if, while editing an object's script, you could simply type 
> in the first couple characters of a variable name and the entire word 
> would be automatically filled out for you, just as URLs are 
> auto-completed in web browsers now?
>
> If a script could somehow keep track of the unrecognized words in a 
> script (those that aren't reserved by MetaCard) and then figure out 
> when you've typed in the first letter or two of a variable name, then 
> autocomplete the rest of the word (while keeping it highlighted so you 
> could easily change the auto-completed part, just like in a web 
> browser)... boy, would that be useful!
>
> Has anyone ever done anything like this?  Ever attempted to?  I'd 
> imagine a script could simply be put in the script editor stack 
> somehow... but I'm a bit chicken to attempt this all by myself  :-)
> --
> Karl Becker, KB Productions
> http://www.karlbecker.com

I believe Revolution does that.



Best regards,
Mark Talluto

http://www.canelasoftware.com