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Monodevelop suggestions without autocomplete
I'm just starting out with Monodevelop and Unity, and the autocomplete feature of monodevelop is really useful.
I have come up against a problem with it though. If I have a local variable called mode, this sometimes doesn't appear in the autocomplete list of options, but something from the Unity API like FogMode does. Then if I type mode followed by =2;, it will autocomplete to FogMode=2;.
This has led to me introducing quite a few bugs into my code as my variables are being replaced with other random similar sounding things from the API. Is there a way to keep the useful list of autocomplete suggestions, without having to have one of them added unless I specifically select it from the list?
This pretty much always indicates a syntax error higher up from the place you are having trouble. Often mismatched {}, () or quotes.
if the compiler doesn't understand your code it cannot make good suggestions.
(If you are used to Netbeans it actually has a particularly smart AI system called the "fuzzy compiler" that tries to guess and gets it right a surprising amount of the time, but most IDEs aren't that sophisticated.)
There's not a syntax error in my code - I don't want perfect code completion, I'm just looking for a way to stop it automatically using one of its own suggestions if I haven't asked for it.
As the Bored $$anonymous$$ormon says, hit escape to remove the popup without selecting anything.
or go into preferences and turn it off completely.
If you press escape the list goes away, allowing you to type whatever you want.
Ha this re$$anonymous$$ds of breaking my CTRL key from playing Painkiller.
Be prepared to spam Escape key :P
Yeah, this might have to be the workaround. Still not ideal though, as I would prob type mode= before I even realised it had come up with a suggestion
The answer you seek is contain-ed within these pages
http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/408956/monodevelop-autocorrect-annoyance.html
Ben Stoneman says :
Open "MonoDevelop"
Click "Tools"
Click "Options"
Select "General" under "Text Editor"
Un-check "Enable code completion"
Twice Circled says :
Anyone having this problem in more recent versions of MonoDevelop, try switching to "Sugggestion Mode". Go to Edit -> Toggle Completion Suggestion Mode.
It only autocompletes if you confirm with Enter or Tab.
Ben Stoneman's is no good as I still want the list - the comment under his answer by sgmongo looks like exactly what I want, I just can't find any "Commit completion list selection with space or punctuation" option in my monodevelop
And TwiceCircled's solution is a step in the right direction, but as the comments say a full stop still triggers the autocomplete
Well you've led me closer to the secret! $$anonymous$$aybe the answer is out there somewhere...
It may well be found in Visual Studio. There is nothing saying you are tied to $$anonymous$$onoDevelop for your Unity project. I have seen some people that prefer the autocomplete features of Visual Studio. Never tried it myself.
