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rgralak
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 Posted - Oct 28 2011 : 1:01:36 PM
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I'm running Version 10.6.1859.0 on Visual Studio 2010 SP1.
This is a long standing problem for me using VB.Net in VS2008/VS2010. VA seems to want to use a "space" character to auto-complete even though I don't have selections committed with "Tab" checked only. How can I configure VA to only auto-complete by pressing the tab character?
For instance in a brand new VB.Net project if I try to declare a private variable in a form class with this statement:
Private f as Double
As soon as I press a space after "f" VA wants to insert "Function". If I use "m" it forces "MustInherit". These are just two simple examples but sometimes it has problems with forcing auto-completion to the wrong thing with longer strings. I usually get around this by purposely misspelling the variable and then I go back and edit the character(s). Obviously this is an efficiency killer so I would really like to know how to fix this (turning VA off prevents the auto-completion from occurring but that is not the solution I am looking for).
So, I only want it to auto-complete when I press "tab". Is this possible??
Thanks,
-Ray |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19177 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2011 : 4:56:50 PM
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I am seeing the same effect here. Thank you for the clear description.
case=62322
Unfortunately the only solution I have found so far is to use Escape to dismiss the listbox, or to use Undo after to undo accepting the listbox. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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rgralak
Junior Member
10 Posts |
Posted - Nov 07 2011 : 11:39:40 AM
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Originally posted by feline
I am seeing the same effect here. Thank you for the clear description.
case=62322
Unfortunately the only solution I have found so far is to use Escape to dismiss the listbox, or to use Undo after to undo accepting the listbox.
OK, thanks! Is there a way for me to check on the status of this case if I wanted to?
Regards,
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19177 Posts |
Posted - Nov 08 2011 : 1:05:21 PM
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Unfortunately you cannot see the status of a case directly, but you can always ask, and I will check on a case for you.
This is marked as fixed internally, and the fix should appear in the next build, which I am expecting in the next few weeks. Hopefully the fix will work well for you. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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rgralak
Junior Member
10 Posts |
Posted - Dec 08 2011 : 10:55:14 AM
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Originally posted by feline
Unfortunately you cannot see the status of a case directly, but you can always ask, and I will check on a case for you.
This is marked as fixed internally, and the fix should appear in the next build, which I am expecting in the next few weeks. Hopefully the fix will work well for you.
Any idea when this fix will be released?
-Ray |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19177 Posts |
Posted - Dec 08 2011 : 1:22:49 PM
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We are currently working on a new build, we are just trying to find and fix a regression that we have just become aware of.
I have emailed you about this. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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support
Whole Tomato Software
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Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 2:11:24 PM
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| case=62322 is fixed in build 1862 |
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rgralak
Junior Member
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Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 2:28:12 PM
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Originally posted by support
case=62322 is fixed in build 1862
Thank you! BTW, the fix has been working well in the beta build 1861 provided to me.
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rgralak
Junior Member
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Posted - Jul 04 2012 : 6:50:54 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by rgralak
quote:
Originally posted by support
case=62322 is fixed in build 1862
Thank you! BTW, the fix has been working well in the beta build 1861 provided to me.
-Ray
Unfortunately this bug seems to have returned in the latest build (1908) or some version in between.
If you create a blank VS2010 VB.Net project and in the form load routine type "if" and a space charecter very quickly (as in starting an "if" statemnent) for some odd reason visual assist replaces my if with "HttpStyleUriParser". See attached picture.
I do not want my statements to be completed with the space character - only the tab character. Please, would it be too much to ask to put in an option where completion happens only when the TAB key is entered?
Thanks,
-Ray
-Ray
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19177 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2012 : 12:06:21 PM
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Which OS are you using? Is this a 32 or 64bit OS?
So far I cannot reproduce this problem. I have tried both the test code I created for the bug report case=62322, and a new, default VB.NET form application in VS2010.
Can you please send me your test project along with your VA and IDE settings, so I can run the same test here, and see if I can reproduce this, and figure out what is going wrong. You can export your setting via:
VA Options -> Performance -> Export Settings
IDE tools menu -> Import and Export Settings -> Export selected environment settings
Please submit the files via the form:
http://www.wholetomato.com/support/contact.asp
including this thread ID or URL in the description, so we can match it up. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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rgralak
Junior Member
10 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2012 : 2:48:01 PM
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Originally posted by feline
Which OS are you using? Is this a 32 or 64bit OS?
So far I cannot reproduce this problem. I have tried both the test code I created for the bug report case=62322, and a new, default VB.NET form application in VS2010.
Can you please send me your test project along with your VA and IDE settings, so I can run the same test here, and see if I can reproduce this, and figure out what is going wrong. You can export your setting via:
VA Options -> Performance -> Export Settings
IDE tools menu -> Import and Export Settings -> Export selected environment settings
Please submit the files via the form:
http://www.wholetomato.com/support/contact.asp
including this thread ID or URL in the description, so we can match it up.
OK, will do.
I'm running Windows 7 x64 Ultimate on a pretty fast system (i7-2700K with 32GB ram and 512GB boot SSD. The code is on one of the SSDs on my computer). The project is essentially a blank project but I'll send it anyway.
-Ray |
Edited by - rgralak on Jul 05 2012 2:48:33 PM |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19177 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2012 : 8:24:44 PM
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I have the files, thank you for these, I am now able to reproduce the problem. This has a slightly different trigger, so I have put in a new bug report for this:
case=67679
For me turning Off:
VA Options -> Advanced -> Listboxes -> List non-inherited entries first
fixes the problem. Can you try this yourself, and see if this helps? |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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rgralak
Junior Member
10 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2012 : 11:51:54 PM
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Originally posted by feline
I have the files, thank you for these, I am now able to reproduce the problem. This has a slightly different trigger, so I have put in a new bug report for this:
case=67679
For me turning Off:
VA Options -> Advanced -> Listboxes -> List non-inherited entries first
fixes the problem. Can you try this yourself, and see if this helps?
Unfortunately that didn't help on my system. Instead, typing "if " quickly would show "i " probably because there was an "i" in the popup list.
-Ray |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19177 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2012 : 10:58:51 AM
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If you try the sample project you sent me, and type "if ", what happens? Does turning on or off "List non-inherited entries first" make any difference here?
It looks like there are two or three different effects at work here, which is making this a bit harder to pin down than I would like. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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rgralak
Junior Member
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Posted - Jul 07 2012 : 12:37:34 PM
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Originally posted by feline
If you try the sample project you sent me, and type "if ", what happens? Does turning on or off "List non-inherited entries first" make any difference here?
It looks like there are two or three different effects at work here, which is making this a bit harder to pin down than I would like.
I just sent you a link to a video I just made that might help you see what's happening on my system.
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accord
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
3287 Posts |
Posted - Jul 09 2012 : 5:37:13 PM
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I get different results than yours. However, it can be caused by typing speed and typing history which VA also takes account. In addition, some problem even occur when Visual Assist is disabled, for example when I type
Dim foo As act<space>
I get Action here even with VA disabled (VS2010, your test project).
So maybe the best solution is to turn off completion altogether. We have added a new registry entry which controls this, and will probably be released with the next build:
case=67723 |
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rgralak
Junior Member
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Posted - Jul 10 2012 : 09:40:22 AM
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Originally posted by accord
I get different results than yours. However, it can be caused by typing speed and typing history which VA also takes account. In addition, some problem even occur when Visual Assist is disabled, for example when I type
Dim foo As act<space>
I get Action here even with VA disabled (VS2010, your test project).
So maybe the best solution is to turn off completion altogether. We have added a new registry entry which controls this, and will probably be released with the next build:
case=67723
So, completion with a space is a bug/"feature" of Visual Studio's Intellisense?
-Ray |
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accord
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
3287 Posts |
Posted - Jul 10 2012 : 9:36:36 PM
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What I state is that it happens with disabled VA. This is an implicit answer. |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19177 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2012 : 3:51:44 PM
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When people ask about the VA option:
VA Options -> Advanced -> Listboxes -> Selections committed with: Any character not valid in a symbol
the historic answer is that this is there to help VB programmers, where accepting a listbox with space is the expected behaviour, and we normally expect / recommend C++ programmers to turn this option off.
The IDE has an option for C# to control accepting the listbox with a space, but no such option for VB, or at least, no option I have ever found.
From the description, the registry key setting in case=67723 should do exactly what you want, hopefully it will make a useful difference for you. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
Edited by - feline on Jul 11 2012 3:53:59 PM |
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rgralak
Junior Member
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Posted - Jul 11 2012 : 5:01:02 PM
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Originally posted by feline
When people ask about the VA option:
VA Options -> Advanced -> Listboxes -> Selections committed with: Any character not valid in a symbol
the historic answer is that this is there to help VB programmers, where accepting a listbox with space is the expected behaviour, and we normally expect / recommend C++ programmers to turn this option off.
The IDE has an option for C# to control accepting the listbox with a space, but no such option for VB, or at least, no option I have ever found.
From the description, the registry key setting in case=67723 should do exactly what you want, hopefully it will make a useful difference for you.
How can I view that case and get the registry setting you mention?
And I think the "space" behavior must have changed in VS2010. I do not remember this being an issue in VS2008.
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19177 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2012 : 4:52:04 PM
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| Unfortunately you cannot see the case directly, it is in our internal bug tracking system, but the registry key should be posted to this thread when it becomes available, hopefully in the next few weeks, and I will also add an FAQ entry for this setting, for easy reference. |
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VB.Net autocomplete issues
