I like this!
On Feb 14, 2014, at 5:40 AM, Erich Rast wrote: > 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 ____________________ Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users
