[ANN] "language-livecode" 0.6.0 for Atom Editor
Mike Kerner
MikeKerner at roadrunner.com
Thu Oct 22 09:28:18 EDT 2015
Peter,
The messages I was sending you are a good example - I wasn't able to make
colorizing work until I fiddled the heck out of things. Anyway, my general
rule is that if there are questions, the documentation isn't clear enough.
I didn't think about tweaking the page in Git. <facepalm/>
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 5:51 AM, Kay C Lan <lan.kc.macmail at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 7:36 AM, Peter Haworth <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:
>
> > This is probably a question for any Atom experts out there but The
> > autocomplete doesn't seem to be working as I expected.
> >
> > I'm definitely NOT an Atom expert, but try this
>
>
> > According to the Atom documentation, autocomplete should include words in
> > the file you're editing, so for example if I have a local declaration, it
> > should suggest the names of the variables for autocompletion but that's
> not
> > happening.
> >
> > Go to Atom's Preferences - cmd comma on OS X
>
> In the middle column select Packages
>
> Scroll down until you find "autocomplete-plus" - be aware there are several
> autocomplete but the plus package should be the only one that has a
> "Settings" button
>
> Click on the Settings button and scroll down and about the 2nd last Option
> is "Default Provider" it is probably set to "Symbol" - I don't know why as
> it states it's 'experimental' - change it to 'Fuzzy'. This should find the
> words in your file.
>
>
> > It's also a little odd that the suggestions include words that include
> the
> > letters I'm typing anywhere in them so if I start typing "tVa", the
> > suggestions include "toplevel stack", "twelveHourTime to trueORfalse",
> and
> > "traversalOn".
> >
> > In the same settings pane go up to 'Use Strict Matching for Built-in
> Provider" and Tick the box. This should reduce the matches to what you are
> expecting.
>
> You need to restart Atom for these to take effect.
>
> By the way, if any packages (livecode or Atom community) are updated when
> you go to Atom's Settings pane and click on Packages in the middle column,
> any package updates that are available have an green "Update" button
> associated with them. Very easy.
>
> HTH
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