Auto-complete & other stories (v10.4.1)

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   Hi, 

There are some fixes in auto-complete functionality in 10.4.1 but it is still far from working OK.

Come on guys. We are all using Syntax Editor's in MS DevStudio and you should mimick exactly the same behaviour.  Much more care for the detail in implementation is required.

Results from testing your "MDI Text Editor":

 For example, original auto complete automatically re-updates itself when user types NEXT letter or presses backspace key, using C++ parser:
1. user types 'w' 
2. then presses CTRL+SPACE - auto complete shows up  with several choices (good)
3. then user continues typing - next letter 'h' - at this point
auto-complete should list should be updated to show NARROWER selection - namely only ONE entry: 'while'. It does NOT do that now. (BUG #1)

4. Similar when user types 'wh', ctrl+space and then BACKSPACE, the list should re-update to show complete list of keywords beginning with just 'w'
(currently the list is NOT updated - still shows only 'while') (BUG #2)

5. Mouse Wheel support is not implemented  - when auto-complete list is visible mouse wheel should scroll just the AUTO COMPLETE list, not entire document window. (I mentioned it already and was promised a fix)

6. Rendering of auto-complete window does not work well with non-standard system metrics. (I mentioned it already with a screenshot in my previous post - STILL NO FIX)

7. Bottom scrollbar flicker like hell when scrolling through document - why don't you calculate it ONCE for entire document - for longest line in the doc?

8. Rendering is wrong when default COURIER font (BITMAP) font is used and ClearType is enabled. But this is probably Windows problem as TrueType fonts work fine.

A couple of missing but highly desirable things:

9. Support for Parameter Tooltips (at least not in MDI Text Editor sample)
10. Bracket matching/highlighting
11. Export to HTML (plus COPY to CLIPBOARD in HTML and RTF formats - this is desirable when you copy/paste codes from editor to e-mail program such as outlook or to the word)

These are all features I have developed in my own in-house editor which was based on RichEdit, and my users would be very unhappy having finding those features missing when I switch to codejock editor. Any chance to have this implemented ? Or should I go Scintilla way (it has it all and everything that Codejock has but is more "heavyweight").

Regards,
Tomasz

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Tomasz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 August 2006 Status: Offline Points: 109	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tomasz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Auto-complete & other stories (v10.4.1) Posted: 24 January 2007 at 12:38pm
	Hi, There are some fixes in auto-complete functionality in 10.4.1 but it is still far from working OK. Come on guys. We are all using Syntax Editor's in MS DevStudio and you should mimick exactly the same behaviour. Much more care for the detail in implementation is required. Results from testing your "MDI Text Editor": For example, original auto complete automatically re-updates itself when user types NEXT letter or presses backspace key, using C++ parser: 1. user types 'w' 2. then presses CTRL+SPACE - auto complete shows up with several choices (good) 3. then user continues typing - next letter 'h' - at this point auto-complete should list should be updated to show NARROWER selection - namely only ONE entry: 'while'. It does NOT do that now. (BUG #1) 4. Similar when user types 'wh', ctrl+space and then BACKSPACE, the list should re-update to show complete list of keywords beginning with just 'w' (currently the list is NOT updated - still shows only 'while') (BUG #2) 5. Mouse Wheel support is not implemented - when auto-complete list is visible mouse wheel should scroll just the AUTO COMPLETE list, not entire document window. (I mentioned it already and was promised a fix) 6. Rendering of auto-complete window does not work well with non-standard system metrics. (I mentioned it already with a screenshot in my previous post - STILL NO FIX) 7. Bottom scrollbar flicker like hell when scrolling through document - why don't you calculate it ONCE for entire document - for longest line in the doc? 8. Rendering is wrong when default COURIER font (BITMAP) font is used and ClearType is enabled. But this is probably Windows problem as TrueType fonts work fine. A couple of missing but highly desirable things: 9. Support for Parameter Tooltips (at least not in MDI Text Editor sample) 10. Bracket matching/highlighting 11. Export to HTML (plus COPY to CLIPBOARD in HTML and RTF formats - this is desirable when you copy/paste codes from editor to e-mail program such as outlook or to the word) These are all features I have developed in my own in-house editor which was based on RichEdit, and my users would be very unhappy having finding those features missing when I switch to codejock editor. Any chance to have this implemented ? Or should I go Scintilla way (it has it all and everything that Codejock has but is more "heavyweight"). Regards, Tomasz

znakeeye Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 July 2006 Status: Offline Points: 1672	Post Options Post Reply Quote znakeeye Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 January 2007 at 7:36am
	I think you should stick to Scintilla until Xtreme SyntaxEdit has been around for a while. Remember that this is the first release. It will probably be buggy until 10.6 or 10.7 :P

Tomasz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 August 2006 Status: Offline Points: 109	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tomasz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 January 2007 at 6:13pm
	For what is worth - I downloaded 10.4.2 - and all bugs listed above STILL are there !

Tomasz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 August 2006 Status: Offline Points: 109	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tomasz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 April 2007 at 5:31am
	All bugs mentioned in my original post are STILL PRESENT in 11.1.0 ! Codejock - when will you fix those bugs ??? ===============================

znakeeye Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 July 2006 Status: Offline Points: 1672	Post Options Post Reply Quote znakeeye Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 April 2007 at 10:45am
	I agree with you! The scrollbar flickering drives me crazy. Can you please fix these bugs in v11.1.1? It shouldn't take more than a day or two.

spiderM9 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote spiderM9 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 May 2007 at 8:27pm
	I would add to the list that the horizontal scrollbar also flickers when typing. Can't ship with this flicker, please address it along with the other bugs.

ExtraLean Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 July 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote ExtraLean Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 July 2007 at 8:02pm
	It would be nice if someone from CodeJock could at least address these bugs, and whether or not there are any fixes planned More specifically, have any of these been fixed in the latest release 11.1.3?

ExtraLean Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 July 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote ExtraLean Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 August 2007 at 4:05pm
	Bueller.... Bueller.... Bueller....

Tomasz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 August 2006 Status: Offline Points: 109	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tomasz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 September 2007 at 9:18am
	Will this be fixed in 11.2.1. Waiting for 9 months now!

ExtraLean Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 July 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote ExtraLean Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 September 2007 at 10:43pm
	Certainly hope so!!!

AndreiM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 18 August 2007 Status: Offline Points: 132	Post Options Post Reply Quote AndreiM Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 September 2007 at 11:58am
	Points 1-5, 7 already fixed for 11.2.1. Point 6 - probably fixed early. I tried to change system fons, colors - but cannot repeat it. Will work for other points.

Tomasz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 August 2006 Status: Offline Points: 109	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tomasz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 September 2007 at 5:02am
	Waiting for 11.2.1 to see 1-5 fixes. When the rest is going to see the light of the day? Rendering issue (6) is not fixed in 11.2.0. The screenshot was done on regular Windows XP, with default fonts (fresh install). The same zoomed in: