Alias Anomalies

[TxDot]

I have defined several aliases that don't expand correctly with CTRL+space. Instead of expanding to the correct alias it expands to a word. For example; I have defined an alias named tre but when I press CTRL+space it expands to the word TREENODE. Even if I wait until SE recognizes it's an alias (lightbulb in the left margin) before pressing CTRL+sp it still expands to TREENODE. If I use the down arrow to select the alias in the popup window it will expand correctly. I have another alias named class which expands to CLASS_E_. I created another alias called newclass and it works correctly. Any ideas?

[AllenR]

In my limited experience with aliases you have to be careful naming them something that can be expanded to a symbol/keyword in the language you are working in or VSE command.  I know you would think the CTRL+space would search only aliases but that is not my experience. 

I usually rename my alias or add some character to the end to make it different from whatever it is conflicting with.

Good luck, Allen.

[TxDot]

Funny thing. I just noticed that these aliases do expand correctly simply by pressing the space bar. CTRL+space doesn't work correctly but space only does. Actually I like that better! Now if I could only figure out how to invoke Dynamic Surround from an alias I would be all set (at least for now )

[Lee]

I know %\m sur_text% is where the surround text would get inserted, and invokes dynamic surround.   Many of the default surround with aliases are set using that.