It used to stay up until clicked on or until certain characters were typed... Got in the the way at times, but was quite useful.
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:08 PM, SuezanneC Baskerville <sueza...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 -- > _______________________________________________ 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
