When debugging is enabled, DrRacket could display on-line help for functions in the status line while the user is typing - rather than a red line with errors that usually just concern unclosed parens. What I mean is a one-line autocomplete in the status line that provides the first matching definition. Like this:
You type: (hash-rem It says: (hash-remove hash key) <2> The <2> indicates that this is just one out of two possibilities. You type: (hash-remove! It says: (hash-remove! hash key) You type: (hash-del It says (in red): (hash-del <not defined> In my experience from IDEs for other languages, this kind of simple online help is incredibly useful, even more than autocomplete, because the help files are often just consulted for looking up arguments. I don't know enough macrology to see how this would fare with macros, though. Just a suggestion. Should I fill bug reports for feature requests like this? Best, Erich ____________________ Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users
