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Content-assist and Tab key to select [message #559390]

Thu, 16 September 2010 14:01

Eric Rizzo

Messages: 3071
Registered: July 2009

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I know I've seen this discussed before, but can't find anything now with
a definitive answer or solution/work-around. To select a particular item
from content-assist, we have to use the Enter key. Is there any way
(preference, third-party plugin, whatever) to make the Tab key do the
same thing. In other words, content-assist pop-up is open, an option in
it is highlighted, and Tab key is used to choose that item and insert it
into the editor (instead of Enter).
I have some coworkers who are coming from XCode and it's "irritating"
them since their fingers are conditioned to using Tab; so I'm looking
for a definitive answer.

Thanks,
Eric

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Re: Content-assist and Tab key to select [message #559400 is a reply to message #559390]

Thu, 16 September 2010 14:17

Dani Megert

Messages: 3802
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Eric Rizzo wrote:
> I know I've seen this discussed before, but can't find anything now
> with a definitive answer or solution/work-around. To select a
> particular item from content-assist, we have to use the Enter key. Is
> there any way (preference, third-party plugin, whatever) to make the
> Tab key do the same thing.
The answer is 'no'.

Dani
> In other words, content-assist pop-up is open, an option in it is
> highlighted, and Tab key is used to choose that item and insert it
> into the editor (instead of Enter).
> I have some coworkers who are coming from XCode and it's "irritating"
> them since their fingers are conditioned to using Tab; so I'm looking
> for a definitive answer.
> Thanks,
> Eric

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