build window: Filename Completion

[jporkkahtc]

Create several files
C:\temp\joelist1.txt
C:\temp\joelist2.txt
C:\temp\joelist3.txt

From the build window, type: dir  C:\temp\joe
Press <tab>
A popup list appears with the 3 files in it.
Press <tab> a 2nd time
The first file is selected
Press <tab> a 3rd time,
Now the list changes to include History and File, with the first file in the History list.
Apparently, just tabbing thru things add the file to history?

The <tab> behavior is a little weird, and not like the normal windows CMD prompt.

[Dennis]

I'll give this a try, it could be that we are gathering History a bit too aggressively.  You can turn off the History option for the build window.  Document > Process options... > Auto-Complete > uncheck History

[Dennis]

Question:  In Document > Process Options... > Auto-Complete, what options do you have enabled?

Specifically, do you have "Tab inserts longest unique prefix", or "Tab cycles through choices" enabled?

[jporkkahtc]

Where is " In Document > Process Options... > Auto-Complete" ?
Do you mean: Tools > Options > Languages > SlickEdit Languages > Process > Auto-Complete
?

There "Tab inserts longest unique prefix" is checked.

[Dennis]

When I say "Document > [lang] Options...", I'm referring to the Document menu.  It's the same destination, just a faster way to get there.

I'm still deciding if that tab completion case is a bug or a feature.  What are you expecting to happen the third time you hit Tab?  You've already completed the symbol prefix as far as it will go.  So the choice is pick the first completion and insert it, or do nothing.